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Friedman's / Pick A Bagel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 3, 2025
- address35 West End Avenue, Manhattan 10023
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2127670285
Is Friedman's / Pick A Bagel clean?
Friedman's / Pick A Bagel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Friedman's / Pick A Bagel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🛠️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 Friedman's / Pick A Bagel last inspected?
Friedman's / Pick A Bagel has 5 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| August 16, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 18, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| March 21, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 10, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Friedman's / Pick A Bagel vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 87% clean across 217 tracked restaurants — 169 clean, 6 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 217 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 85% 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 December 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.