Grade ABakery Products/DessertsNo recent inspection

Magnolia Bakery

107 EAST 42 STREET, Manhattan, 10017

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (1 year ago).

Last inspected Feb 21, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Feb 21, 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
  • 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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Feb 21, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)
Nov 19, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (3 critical)
Aug 3, 2024Grade PendingInter-Agency Task Force / Initial Inspection0
May 22, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (1 critical)
Apr 10, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (2 critical)
Sep 20, 2022Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (1 critical)
Jul 13, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

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

Around this address

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

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

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