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Generoso Bakery

5812 5 AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11220

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (7 months ago).

Last inspected Dec 29, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Dec 29, 2025

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

    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

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Dec 29, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (2 critical)
Nov 20, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection9 (5 critical)
Aug 15, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
Apr 1, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection1
Dec 14, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection1
Dec 12, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection6 (3 critical)
Dec 8, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection7 (2 critical)
Jan 13, 2023Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection1

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 4×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 4×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 4×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 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.

  • 1 rodent inspection on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 1 recent 311 complaint filed at this address.

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