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Levain Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 13, 2026
- address1484 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone9174645578
Is Levain Bakery clean?
Levain Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Levain Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Levain Bakery last inspected?
Levain Bakery has 3 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2023, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| May 25, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Levain Bakery vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 March 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.