The Legend Cafe House
Last inspected: Jan 31, 2026
52
Score
The Legend Cafe House in Brooklyn, NY, received a high-risk score during its most recent inspection on January 31, 2026, which included four critical violations and one minor violation. These findings involved issues with bare hand contact, food storage protection, and temperature control for hot food items. This inspection follows a historical pattern of mostly low-risk results across the facility's four recorded visits.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 31, 2026
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
4 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
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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.
04C
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.
06C
Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.
02B
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
06F
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
52
Aug 8, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Reopening 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
95
Aug 6, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
4 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
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Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
04M
Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain time/temperature control for safety foods (tcs) at required temperatures
05F
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 during active necessary preparation.
02G
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
04L
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
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
50
Sep 25, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
1 critical violation.
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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 during active necessary preparation.
02G
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