Cafe Kestrel

293 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Passed · Feb 20, 2025 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 1 of 1 graded inspection since 2025.
  • Last inspected Feb 20, 2025: passed with 1 violation, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 1 visit

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 20

    Pre-permit (Operational)

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • 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

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Cafe Kestrel, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 83 The Black Flamingo 150 ft
  2. 91 Red Hook Tavern 400 ft
  3. 100 Red Hook Lobster Pound 450 ft
  4. 95 Dockys 500 ft
  5. 79 Pitt's 0.2 mi