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Yue Lai Bakery
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 23, 2025
- address137 East Broadway, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone9172572263
Is Yue Lai Bakery clean?
Yue Lai Bakery is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Yue Lai Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Yue Lai Bakery last inspected?
Yue Lai Bakery has 8 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2022, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| September 22, 2025 | — | |
| April 23, 2025 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| February 27, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| August 20, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| February 10, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 12, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Yue Lai Bakery vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 April 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.