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Bless Bar & Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 14, 2026
- address3496 Broadway, Manhattan 10031
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3477683344
Is Bless Bar & Kitchen clean?
Bless Bar & Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bless Bar & Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Bless Bar & Kitchen last inspected?
Bless Bar & Kitchen has 2 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2024, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 8, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Bless Bar & Kitchen vs Hamilton Heights
Hamilton Heights runs 69% clean across 128 tracked restaurants — 82 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 128 spots Cooked tracks in Hamilton Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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 January 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.