Grade BBagels/Pretzels

Harry Bagels

520 8 AVENUE, Manhattan, 10018

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 3 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (11 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Sep 9, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Sep 9, 2025

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

    Critical
  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

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

    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.

    Critical
  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Sep 9, 2025Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (3 critical)
Jun 18, 2025Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
Mar 11, 2025Grade CCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection0
Dec 2, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Re-inspection9 (7 critical)
Feb 1, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)
Oct 21, 2022Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection3

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 4×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×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.

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

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