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Butler

Coffee shop · Brooklyn, NY

5 inspections

At a glance

CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Oct 5, 2026

Is that a lot?

Most coffee shops here got 7 to 18 point violations. Butler got fewer than most.

Compared with 1,750 New York City coffee shops. Each shop's last routine inspection counts.

What was found out about Butler?

It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.

  1. Marked critical: No menu note about raw or undercooked food 02FHow to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).

Fewer point violations than last time (12 → 5). That takes a team.

Point violations at each routine inspection
Jun 11, 2025: 12Oct 5, 2026: 512520252026

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestOct 5, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 points (A)

    This one: 5 points (A), inspected Oct 5, 2026.

    1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      No menu note about raw or undercooked food

      The department's words

      02F Meat, fish, molluscan shellfish, unpasteurized raw shell eggs, poultry or other TCS offered or served raw or undercooked and written notice not provided to consumer.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

  2. EarlierJun 11, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection12 points (A)

    3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      06C 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.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (2)

    • Thermometer missing or reading wrong

      The department's words

      10E Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

  3. EarlierJun 11, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Food Protection Certificate not available for inspection

      The department's words

      18-11 Food Protection Certificate not available for inspection

  4. EarlierMar 13, 2024Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection7 points (A)

    2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right

      The department's words

      06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (1)

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

  5. EarlierMar 13, 2024Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspectionNo score given

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

      The department's words

      28-01 Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.

Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.

Listed as
Coffee/Tea
Inspection type
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Result
5 points (A)
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (opens the department's site) .

Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.

Questions about Butler

When was Butler last inspected?

The health department last inspected Butler on Oct 5, 2026. It was a cycle inspection / initial inspection.

What did the health department find at Butler?

The health department listed 1 violation on Oct 5, 2026: No menu note about raw or undercooked food.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Oct 5, 2026, the health department marked 1 as critical.