Pick-A-Bagel

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score26 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2025 →
• address251 Murray Street, Manhattan 10282
• cuisineAmerican
• phone2127869200

Is Pick-A-Bagel clean?

Pick-A-Bagel is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pick-A-Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was Pick-A-Bagel last inspected?

Pick-A-Bagel has 5 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Pick-A-Bagel vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan

Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan runs 86% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 447 clean, 17 mid, 54 cooked.

Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 November 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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