Steinberg's Kosher Bakery is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on December 23, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Steinberg's Kosher Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
🛠️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.
🚿plumbing acting up
Anti-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.
🪳roaches are dining toocritical
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
🌡️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.
🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
Food, 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.
🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
❓food from a mystery sourcecritical
Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
🛠️facility / equipment issue
Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
🐀rats have moved incritical
Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Steinberg's Kosher Bakery last inspected?
Steinberg's Kosher Bakery has 1 inspection on record going back to December 23, 2025, averaging 143 points.
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 December 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.