Bjork Cafe & Bistro

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedNovember 20, 2024
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedOctober 15, 2026 →
• address58 Park Avenue, Manhattan 10016
• cuisineScandinavian
• phone2127793587

Is Bjork Cafe & Bistro clean?

New York currently lists Bjork Cafe & Bistro as grade pending, following an inspection on October 15, 2026 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on November 20, 2024.

What did inspectors find at Bjork Cafe & Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  Roaches were cited at this visit · October 15, 2026.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
• 🌡️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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Bjork Cafe & Bistro last inspected?

Bjork Cafe & Bistro has 4 inspections on record going back to April 15, 2024, averaging 24 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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 October 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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