Black Star Bakery & Cafe

548 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Oct 3, 2025

Score

Medium Risk NYC Grade: A

Black Star Bakery & Cafe appears in inspection records three times, starting in 2023. The most recent visit was on Oct 3, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around one violation to closer to seven violations per visit.

The most common issue across all inspections has been “non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material”, showing up two times.

The city-wide average sits at 77, which Black Star Bakery & Cafe's 64 doesn't quite reach. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Oct 3, 2025

Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection

1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.

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Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.

04O

Contract with a pest management professional not in place. record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

28-06

Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

20-08

Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

19-06

Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

10B

Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

09C

Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic splash sticks.

19-05

Jun 27, 2024

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

1 minor violation.

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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.

10F

Mar 10, 2023

Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

1 minor violation.

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10F

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Black Star Bakery & Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Black Star Bakery & Cafe on file is from Oct 3, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Black Star Bakery & Cafe?

Across the inspection record, “non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Black Star Bakery & Cafe.

How does Black Star Bakery & Cafe compare to other restaurants in Brooklyn?

Black Star Bakery & Cafe most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Brooklyn average of 77.

Has Black Star Bakery & Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Black Star Bakery & Cafe have averaged around seven violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Black Star Bakery & Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Black Star Bakery & Cafe inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Black Star Bakery & Cafe is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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