Jay's Tavern

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2026 →
• address1556 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx 10461
• cuisineBottled Beverages
• phone718822840_

Is Jay's Tavern clean?

Jay's Tavern is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 13, 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 Jay's Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Jay's Tavern last inspected?

Jay's Tavern has 5 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2022, averaging 12 points.

Jay's Tavern vs Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square

Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square runs 80% clean across 100 tracked restaurants — 74 clean, 3 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 100 spots Cooked tracks in Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square, this one comes out cleaner than 45% of them.

Other spots in Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square

• A Alwaha Restaurant
  clean · February 11, 2026
• A Caridad
  clean · May 7, 2025
• ⏳ Addeos Of The Bronx
  cooked · June 8, 2026
• A Chipotle Mexican Grill #3426
  clean · February 9, 2026
• A Kennedy Fried Chicken
  clean · September 30, 2025
• A Kai Sushi Asian Fusion
  clean · August 18, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in Van Nest-Morris Park-Westchester Square →

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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.