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Middle Village Bagels
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 1, 2025
- address79-16 Eliot Avenue, Queens 11379
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone7184578936
Is Middle Village Bagels clean?
Middle Village Bagels is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 1, 2025. 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 Middle Village Bagels?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 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.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Middle Village Bagels last inspected?
Middle Village Bagels has 3 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 30, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 9, 2022 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Middle Village Bagels vs Middle Village
Middle Village runs 79% clean across 61 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 61 spots Cooked tracks in Middle Village, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 April 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.