The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score3 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2025 →
• address49 Bogart Street, Brooklyn 11206
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7183811944

Is The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar clean?

The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

When was The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar last inspected?

The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2023, averaging 14 points.

The Swallow Cafe & Espresso Bar vs Bushwick South

Bushwick South runs 77% clean across 207 tracked restaurants — 145 clean, 10 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 207 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick South, this one comes out cleaner than 95% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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