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Sesame Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 22, 2025
- address5024 13 Avenue, Brooklyn 11219
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7184270000
Is Sesame Bakery clean?
Sesame Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 22, 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 Sesame Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Sesame Bakery last inspected?
Sesame Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2023, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| August 22, 2024 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| March 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 57 pts |
| December 28, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
Sesame Bakery vs Borough Park
Borough Park runs 72% clean across 119 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 9 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 119 spots Cooked tracks in Borough Park, this one comes out cleaner than 67% of them.
Other spots in Borough Park
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 August 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.