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H & H Midtown Bagels East
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address1551 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone2127347441
Is H & H Midtown Bagels East clean?
H & H Midtown Bagels East is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 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 H & H Midtown Bagels East?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️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 H & H Midtown Bagels East last inspected?
H & H Midtown Bagels East has 6 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| January 21, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 14, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| March 12, 2024 | closed by the city | 77 pts |
| November 14, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
H & H Midtown Bagels East vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.