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Pick-A-Bagel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 7, 2025
- address1101 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10075
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone2125176590
Is Pick-A-Bagel clean?
Pick-A-Bagel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 7, 2025. 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 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 sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🚿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.
When was Pick-A-Bagel last inspected?
Pick-A-Bagel has 4 inspections on record going back to February 10, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 26, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| March 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| February 10, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Pick-A-Bagel vs Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill runs 83% clean across 354 tracked restaurants — 266 clean, 21 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 354 spots Cooked tracks in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 47% 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 November 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.