Riverdale Bagels

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedSeptember 12, 2025
• inspection score35 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 27, 2026 →
• address5650 Riverdale Avenue, Bronx 10471
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7186014502

Is Riverdale Bagels clean?

Riverdale Bagels currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 12, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 27, 2026 scoring 35 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Riverdale Bagels?

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

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🌡️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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Riverdale Bagels last inspected?

Riverdale Bagels has 6 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2023, averaging 22 points.

Riverdale Bagels vs North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale

North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale runs 80% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 36 clean, 4 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in North Riverdale-Fieldston-Riverdale, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 April 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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