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Le Pain Quotidien
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 10, 2025
- address81 West Broadway, Manhattan 10007
- cuisineFrench
- phone6468639168
Is Le Pain Quotidien clean?
Le Pain Quotidien is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 10, 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 Le Pain Quotidien?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Le Pain Quotidien last inspected?
Le Pain Quotidien has 6 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 21, 2025 | Grade C | 30 pts |
| June 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| January 2, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| March 24, 2023 | — | |
| November 25, 2022 | Grade C | 34 pts |
Le Pain Quotidien vs SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy
SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy runs 83% clean across 824 tracked restaurants — 592 clean, 38 mid, 83 cooked.
Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 54% 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 October 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.