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Old Country Bagel
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2025
- address162-26 Crossbay Boulevard, Queens 11414
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone5164124588
Is Old Country Bagel clean?
Old Country Bagel is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Old Country Bagel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🚿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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was Old Country Bagel last inspected?
Old Country Bagel has 4 inspections on record going back to February 2, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| September 5, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| July 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| February 2, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Old Country Bagel vs Lindenwood-Howard Beach
Lindenwood-Howard Beach runs 84% clean across 61 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 3 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 61 spots Cooked tracks in Lindenwood-Howard Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 September 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.