Bagel Express

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedApril 24, 2025
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 12, 2026 →
• address347 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10016
• cuisineBagels/Pretzels
• phone2122868887

Is Bagel Express clean?

Bagel Express currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on April 24, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 12, 2026 scoring 21 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Bagel Express?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Bagel Express last inspected?

Bagel Express has 5 inspections on record going back to January 29, 2024, averaging 27 points.

Bagel Express vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay

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Against the 379 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 June 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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