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Black Star Bakery & Cafe

October 3, 2025 · A

😇clean

official resultA
gradeGrade A
score9 pts
inspection typeAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

random live animals insidecritical

Official wording: Live animal other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility’s food or non-food area.
code 04OCriticalstatus: Critical
food contact surfaces dirty

Official wording: Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
code 09Cstatus: Not Critical
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
code 10Bstatus: Not Critical
Providing single-use plastic stirrers or single-use plastic splash sticks.

code 19-05status: Not Critical
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

code 19-06status: Not Critical
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

code 20-08status: Not Critical
Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

code 28-06status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on June 27, 2024: Score changed by +6 points. 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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