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88 Bakery & Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 15, 2025
- address82-79 Broadway, Queens 11373
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7187818069
Is 88 Bakery & Cafe clean?
88 Bakery & Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 88 Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was 88 Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
88 Bakery & Cafe has 7 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2023, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| June 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| April 23, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| December 4, 2024 | Grade C | 53 pts |
| September 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| April 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
88 Bakery & Cafe vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 74% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.