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The Way Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2026
- address1015 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx 10472
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3478732955
Is The Way Cafe clean?
The Way Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Way Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was The Way Cafe last inspected?
The Way Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 21, 2022, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 21, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| June 28, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 10 pts |
| March 7, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| October 21, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 7 pts |
The Way Cafe vs Westchester-Unionport
Westchester-Unionport runs 83% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 59 clean, 5 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Westchester-Unionport, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.
Other spots in Westchester-Unionport
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.
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 July 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.