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Brown Bag Sandwich Co.
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2025
- address218 Thompson Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineSandwiches
- phone2038588732
Is Brown Bag Sandwich Co. clean?
Brown Bag Sandwich Co. is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Brown Bag Sandwich Co.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🛠️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 Brown Bag Sandwich Co. last inspected?
Brown Bag Sandwich Co. has 2 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2025, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 58 pts |
| July 14, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Brown Bag Sandwich Co. vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.