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Tikal Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 2, 2025
- address1312 Decatur St, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone3477894790
Is Tikal Cafe clean?
Tikal Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tikal Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Tikal Cafe last inspected?
Tikal Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 15, 2025 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| May 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| June 7, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 5, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Tikal Cafe vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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.
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 October 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.