Briarwood Bagel Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 29, 2026 →
• address138-77 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11435
• cuisineBagels/Pretzels
• phone7187556527

Is Briarwood Bagel Cafe clean?

Briarwood Bagel Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 29, 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 Briarwood Bagel Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧽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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was Briarwood Bagel Cafe last inspected?

Briarwood Bagel Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2025, averaging 16 points.

Briarwood Bagel Cafe vs Briarwood-Jamaica Hills

Briarwood-Jamaica Hills runs 72% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 6 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Briarwood-Jamaica Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 July 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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