By The Way Bakery

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 13, 2026 →
• address1236 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10028
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone9143189385

Is By The Way Bakery clean?

By The Way Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 13, 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 By The Way Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was By The Way Bakery last inspected?

By The Way Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2022, averaging 11 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

By The Way Bakery vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 370 tracked restaurants — 270 clean, 19 mid, 38 cooked.

Against the 370 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 October 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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