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Black Star Bakery & Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2025
- address1597 York Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6467264546
Is Black Star Bakery & Cafe clean?
Black Star Bakery & Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Black Star Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
When was Black Star Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Black Star Bakery & Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to April 27, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2025 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| June 17, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 27, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Black Star Bakery & Cafe vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 93% 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 April 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.