THE LEGEND CAFE HOUSE.

NYC Health Dept

8140 NEW UTRECHT AVENUE · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY

Closed by NYC Health Dept, Aug 2025. Reopened Aug 2025.

4 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Jan 2026 · 8 critical violations in the last 12 months · closure on record Aug 2025.

CLOSURE ON RECORD

Closed by NYC Health Dept on August 6, 2025. Reopened August 8, 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JAN 2026

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 31

2026

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Sanitation

Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

Critical Sanitation

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 Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

Not Critical Sanitation

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 under

Critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

AUG 8

2025

PASS 1 violation

Not Critical Sanitation

AUG 6

2025

FAIL 6 violations 4 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures

Critical Pest Activity

Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

Critical Pest Activity

Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

Not Critical Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

Not Critical Sanitation

Critical Food Temperature

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 dur

SEP 25

2023

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

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