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Alley 41
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 28, 2025
- address136-45 41 Avenue, Queens 11355
- cuisineChinese
- phone6462095959
Is Alley 41 clean?
Alley 41 is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Alley 41?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle 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.
When was Alley 41 last inspected?
Alley 41 has 5 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 7, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| May 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 62 pts |
| April 18, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Alley 41 vs Flushing
Flushing runs 64% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 60 mid, 132 cooked.
Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 57% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.