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Davidovich Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 17, 2025
- address88 Essex Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone2016681261
Is Davidovich Bakery clean?
Davidovich Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Davidovich Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 17, 2025, 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.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Davidovich Bakery last inspected?
Davidovich Bakery has 11 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2023, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 30, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| November 15, 2024 | Grade C | 0 pts |
| November 13, 2024 | closed by the city | 11 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | closed by the city | 50 pts |
| November 6, 2024 | closed by the city | 55 pts |
| October 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| July 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| June 23, 2023 | Grade C | 28 pts |
| June 6, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
Davidovich Bakery vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 October 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.