VELVETTE BLACK in Park Slope
Latest: GRADE A
Last inspected Jul 14, 2025
📍 814 UNION STREET, Brooklyn, NY 11215 ·
🍽️ Coffee/Tea
Overview
Velvette Black in Park Slope holds a current Grade A from NYC DOHMH, scoring just 2 points on its most recent inspection. Across 5 inspections since 2023, the coffee shop has received Grade A on every visit, with no emergency closures on record.
5
Inspections on Record
Grade A
Current Grade
2
Grade A Inspections
VELVETTE BLACK in Park Slope: Full Inspection History (5 records)
GRADE A
Jul 14, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 2
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.
Violations:
10F
May 27, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 18
Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodent...
GRADE A
Jan 12, 2024
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 11
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
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.
Establishme...
Sep 7, 2023
— Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Score: 18
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic splash sticks.
Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control...
Sep 7, 2023
— Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
Providing compostable plastic straws to be used outside of the food establishment’s premises; failure to appropriately dispose of compostable plastic straws; failure to maintain required bins for disposal of compostable plastic straws.
Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic sp...
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VELVETTE BLACK in Park Slope: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was VELVETTE BLACK last inspected?
- VELVETTE BLACK was last inspected on July 14, 2025 (Grade A). The inspection score was 2 points.
- What is VELVETTE BLACK's current health grade?
- VELVETTE BLACK currently holds a Grade A. This is the highest possible grade, indicating a score of 0–13 points.
- How many health inspections has VELVETTE BLACK had?
- VELVETTE BLACK has 5 health inspections on record from September 2023 through July 2025. The restaurant received Grade A on 2 occasions.
- What was the worst inspection score at VELVETTE BLACK?
- The worst inspection score recorded at VELVETTE BLACK was 18 points on May 27, 2025. In NYC, a score of 14 or above means Grade B, and 28+ means Grade C.
- Has VELVETTE BLACK ever received a Grade C?
- No. VELVETTE BLACK has not received a Grade C in the inspections on record.