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Grade AAmerican

Cafe Balearica

44 BERRY STREET, Brooklyn, 11249

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 3 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (4 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Mar 21, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Mar 21, 2026

  • A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

    Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

    Critical

  • An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.

    Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

    Critical

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    Critical

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Mar 21, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (3 critical)
Nov 18, 2023Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection1

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 7 rodent inspections on record, 1 finding rat activity.
  • 7 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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