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What A Bagel Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
- address257-01 Union Turnpike, Queens 11004
- cuisineBagels/Pretzels
- phone7183430303
Is What A Bagel Cafe clean?
What A Bagel Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at What A Bagel Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a mystery sourcecriticalFood, 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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was What A Bagel Cafe last inspected?
What A Bagel Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| June 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| June 5, 2025 | closed by the city | 0 pts |
| October 23, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
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Against the 60 spots Cooked tracks in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 July 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.