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Tal Bagels
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
- address1228 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10028
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone2127172080
Is Tal Bagels clean?
Tal Bagels is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 18, 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 Tal Bagels?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Tal Bagels last inspected?
Tal Bagels has 4 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 26, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| April 29, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| January 4, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Tal Bagels 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 36% 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 December 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.