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Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2025
- address5663 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx 10471
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7184324779
Is Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe clean?
Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 25, 2025. 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 Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| December 22, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| September 28, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Gruenebaum's Bakery & Cafe vs North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale
North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale runs 82% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 July 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.