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W & Y Bakery
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score23 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedAugust 5, 2025
- address1703 Avenue U, Brooklyn 11229
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7183392801
Is W & Y Bakery clean?
W & Y Bakery is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at W & Y Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- ⚠️Lighting fixture located over, by or within food storage, preparation, service or display facility, and facility where utensils and equipment are cleaned and stored, which may shatter due to extreme heat, temperature changes or accidental contact; not fitted with shatterproof bulb or shielded and encased, with end caps or other device.Lighting fixture located over, by or within food storage, preparation, service or display facility, and facility where utensils and equipment are cleaned and stored, which may shatter due to extreme heat, temperature changes or accidental contact; not fitted with shatterproof bulb or shielded and encased, with end caps or other device.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was W & Y Bakery last inspected?
W & Y Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2023, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2026 | — | |
| August 5, 2025 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
| January 8, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 23, 2023 | Grade B | 24 pts |
W & Y Bakery vs Madison
Madison runs 72% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 August 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.