Lit. Bookbar

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2025 →
• address131 Alexander Avenue, Bronx 10454
• cuisineAmerican
• phone6463795726

Is Lit. Bookbar clean?

Lit. Bookbar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 1, 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 Lit. Bookbar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Lit. Bookbar last inspected?

Lit. Bookbar has 2 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2023, averaging 11 points.

Lit. Bookbar vs Mott Haven-Port Morris

Mott Haven-Port Morris runs 69% clean across 138 tracked restaurants — 87 clean, 11 mid, 28 cooked.

Against the 138 spots Cooked tracks in Mott Haven-Port Morris, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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.

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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 October 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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