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Ho Won Bake
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2025
- address146 Hester Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone2129665626
Is Ho Won Bake clean?
Ho Won Bake 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 Ho Won Bake?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Ho Won Bake last inspected?
Ho Won Bake has 5 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 58 pts |
| March 5, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 31, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| September 13, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
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Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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.