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Bagel Boss
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 8, 2025
- address544 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone6463681880
Is Bagel Boss clean?
Bagel Boss is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Bagel Boss?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
When was Bagel Boss last inspected?
Bagel Boss has 9 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2022, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| May 8, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| August 27, 2024 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| June 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| February 22, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| February 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| September 2, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| August 17, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
Bagel Boss vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
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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 May 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.