Vara Juice

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedNovember 14, 2024
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 21, 2026 →
• address7222 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
• cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
• phone3478994787

Is Vara Juice clean?

Vara Juice currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 14, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on February 21, 2026 scoring 21 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Vara Juice?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🛠️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.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Vara Juice last inspected?

Vara Juice has 4 inspections on record going back to December 20, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Vara Juice vs Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge runs 78% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 250 clean, 19 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 February 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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