Yue Lai Bakery

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedApril 23, 2025
• inspection score16 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 28, 2026 →
• address137 East Broadway, Manhattan 10002
• cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
• phone9172572263

Is Yue Lai Bakery clean?

New York currently lists Yue Lai Bakery as grade pending, following an inspection on September 28, 2026 that scored 16 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on April 23, 2025.

What did inspectors find at Yue Lai Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  Roaches were cited at this visit · September 28, 2026.
• 🚿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.

When was Yue Lai Bakery last inspected?

Yue Lai Bakery has 9 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2022, averaging 20 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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Against the 197 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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