Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2025
• address195 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 11211
• cuisineMexican
• phone7187445611

Is Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave clean?

Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.

When was Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave last inspected?

Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave has 3 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Vera Cruz On Bedford Ave vs North Side-South Side

North Side-South Side runs 80% clean across 573 tracked restaurants — 390 clean, 25 mid, 72 cooked.

Against the 573 spots Cooked tracks in North Side-South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 82% 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 September 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.