Modern Bread & Bagel

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score10 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 27, 2026 →
• address139 West 14 Street, Manhattan 10011
• cuisineBagels/Pretzels
• phone6464377157

Is Modern Bread & Bagel clean?

Modern Bread & Bagel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 27, 2026. 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 Modern Bread & Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

When was Modern Bread & Bagel last inspected?

Modern Bread & Bagel has 7 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2024, averaging 34 points.

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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 February 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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