Bagel House

461 5 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 11215

Passed re-check · Jul 17, 2025 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jul 17, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on May 22, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jul 17

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Critical Food-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
  3. Failed May 22

    Cycle Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment's food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, phorid flies and fruit flies
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165°F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158°F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request • pork, any food containing pork to or above 150°F for 15 seconds • mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155°F. • Whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request • raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165°F, covered, rotated or stirred • all other foods to or above 140°F for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145°F for 15 seconds except per individual customer request
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
    • Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Feb 5

    Pre-permit (Operational)

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
    • Minor Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used

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