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E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2026
- address4202 White Plains Road, Bronx 10466
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7183248152
Is E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop clean?
E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 20, 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 E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️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 E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop last inspected?
E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop has 7 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 5, 2025 | Grade C | 3 pts |
| December 3, 2025 | closed by the city | 39 pts |
| October 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| August 8, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 22, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
E & L Bakery & Coffee Shop vs Woodlawn-Wakefield
Woodlawn-Wakefield runs 76% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 55 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Woodlawn-Wakefield, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 February 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.