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U Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
- address706 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11223
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7183392019
Is U Cafe clean?
U Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 25, 2026. 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 U Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
When was U Cafe last inspected?
U Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| May 10, 2024 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| December 11, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
U Cafe vs Homecrest
Homecrest runs 74% clean across 134 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 13 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 134 spots Cooked tracks in Homecrest, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 March 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.