Grade ABakery Products/Desserts

Levain Bakery

2 WEST 18 STREET, Manhattan, 10011

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (8 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Nov 20, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Nov 20, 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
  • 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 paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags, in a food service establishment that is 1 of 15 or more outlets operating the same type of business nationally under common ownership or control, or as a franchise or doing business under the same name, for each menu item that is served in portions, the size and content of which are standardized.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Nov 20, 2025Grade ACalorie Posting / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)
May 23, 2024Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection1 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

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

Around this address

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

  • 3 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.

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