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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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical 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.
When was Modern Bread & Bagel last inspected?
Modern Bread & Bagel has 7 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2024, averaging 34 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 15, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| November 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| October 30, 2025 | closed by the city | 50 pts |
| October 27, 2025 | closed by the city | 78 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| February 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 49 pts |
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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 February 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.