12 CHAIRS CAFE
342 WYTHE AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Last inspected May 11, 2026
Official source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (nyc.gov) · All data sources
Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 3 inspections on record for 12 CHAIRS CAFE, spanning July 2024 to May 2026 — every one straight from NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
The trend is positive: it improved from good at the previous visit to excellent now.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, 2 of them critical items — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →
Inspection history
May 11, 2026
A3 violations
- Critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- Critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 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.
Jan 3, 2025
B4 violations
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Critical: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 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.
- Critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
Jul 17, 2024
✕3 violations
- Critical: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 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.
- Critical: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
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