Baked Cheese Haus

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedDecember 14, 2022
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 28, 2023 →
• address42 West 42 Street, Manhattan 10036
• cuisineBagels/Pretzels
• phone9175956909

Is Baked Cheese Haus clean?

Baked Cheese Haus currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on December 14, 2022 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on November 28, 2023 scoring 27 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 4 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 Baked Cheese Haus?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Baked Cheese Haus last inspected?

Baked Cheese Haus has 3 inspections on record going back to November 24, 2021, averaging 14 points.

Baked Cheese Haus vs Midtown-Midtown South

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Against the 2,302 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 65% 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 November 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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