Cooked?
H & J Bakery
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 14, 2025
- address6417 17 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7179753423
Is H & J Bakery clean?
H & J Bakery is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at H & J Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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 not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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 & J Bakery last inspected?
H & J Bakery has 6 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2022, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| February 14, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| May 1, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| December 29, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 12, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
H & J Bakery vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 248 tracked restaurants — 184 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 248 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.
Other spots in Bensonhurst West
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 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.