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La Pastora Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 26, 2025
- address726 East 152 Street, Bronx 10455
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7184024816
Is La Pastora Bakery clean?
La Pastora Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 26, 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 La Pastora Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 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 / 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was La Pastora Bakery last inspected?
La Pastora Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2022, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| May 30, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 5, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
La Pastora Bakery vs Melrose South-Mott Haven North
Melrose South-Mott Haven North runs 82% clean across 101 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 2 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 101 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose South-Mott Haven North, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 August 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.