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Ess-A-Bagel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 10, 2026
- address324 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2122602252
Is Ess-A-Bagel clean?
Ess-A-Bagel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 10, 2026. 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 Ess-A-Bagel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 10, 2026, 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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️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 Ess-A-Bagel last inspected?
Ess-A-Bagel has 4 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2024, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| March 31, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 12, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Ess-A-Bagel vs Stuyvesant Town-Cooper Village
Stuyvesant Town-Cooper Village runs 82% clean across 11 tracked restaurants — 9 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 11 spots Cooked tracks in Stuyvesant Town-Cooper Village, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 June 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.