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Vanka Cafe
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 4, 2024
- address3810 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11235
- cuisineRussian
- phone3477024023
Is Vanka Cafe clean?
Vanka Cafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 4, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Vanka Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Vanka Cafe last inspected?
Vanka Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to November 4, 2024, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| November 4, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
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Sheepshead Bay-Gerritsen Beach-Manhattan Beach runs 83% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 114 clean, 8 mid, 16 cooked.
Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in Sheepshead Bay-Gerritsen Beach-Manhattan Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 November 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.