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Bagel Chef
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 22, 2025
- address97-17 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11374
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7184339999
Is Bagel Chef clean?
Bagel Chef is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bagel Chef?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Bagel Chef last inspected?
Bagel Chef has 5 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 11, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| July 14, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 29, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
Bagel Chef vs Rego Park
Rego Park runs 84% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 56 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in Rego Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.