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BREAD & JOE

618 4TH AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Last inspected Apr 9, 2026

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

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Excellent

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Inspection history

  1. Apr 9, 2026

    A
    1 violation
    • 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.
  2. Feb 10, 2025

    A
    2 violations
    • Critical:Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
    • Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
  3. Aug 22, 2024

    A
    2 violations
    • Critical: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 contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  4. May 6, 2024

    4 violations
    • Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
    • Critical:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
    • Critical:No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
    • Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
  5. May 11, 2023

    A
    2 violations
    • Critical:Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    • Critical: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.

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