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Grade ABakery Products/Desserts

Bourke Street Bakery (located In Grand Central Terminal)

89 EAST 42 STREET, Manhattan, 10017

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (4 months ago).

Last inspected Mar 30, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Mar 30, 2026

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Cold 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.

    Critical

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Mar 30, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (2 critical)
Feb 2, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (4 critical)
Apr 16, 2025Grade AAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)
Aug 30, 2023Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 9 rodent inspections on record, 2 finding rat activity.
  • 4 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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