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Reforesters Laboratory: health inspection history
147 Metropolitan Avenue, New York City, NY 11249
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- Address
- 147 Metropolitan Avenue, New York City, NY 11249
- Borough
- Brooklyn
- Cuisine (as listed)
- Coffee/Tea
- Most recent grade
- Grade A issued Jan 3, 2026
- Latest inspection
- Jan 3, 2026 (Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection)
- Records shown
- 3 inspections, Oct 1, 2025 to Jan 3, 2026
Across these 3 inspection records, the health department cited 5 violations, of which 4 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 10 points. Among 180 graded restaurants in ZIP 11249, the median score behind the latest grade is 11 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.
Inspection history
Jan 3, 2026 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 10Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 04NCritical Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
Oct 6, 2025 Pre-permit (Operational) / Reopening Inspection
Score: 0Grade: Grade Pending (re-opening)Establishment re-opened by DOHMH.
No violations listed in this record.
Oct 1, 2025 Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Score: 43Establishment Closed by DOHMH. Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.
- 04PCritical Food containing a prohibited substance held, kept, offered, prepared, processed, packaged, or served.
- 05HCritical No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- 06DCritical Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.