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Strauss Bakery
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 12, 2025
- address5115 13 Avenue, Brooklyn 11219
- cuisineJewish/Kosher
- phone7188517728
Is Strauss Bakery clean?
Strauss Bakery is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Strauss Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- ⚠️Food adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given awayFood adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given away
- 🚿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 Strauss Bakery last inspected?
Strauss Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| February 12, 2025 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| August 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| September 21, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Strauss 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 95% 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 February 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.