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Bao Butong
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score33 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMay 21, 2026
- address46-24 Kissena Boulevard, Queens 11355
- cuisineChinese
- phone9293893106
Is Bao Butong clean?
New York currently lists Bao Butong as grade pending, following an inspection on May 21, 2026 that scored 33 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on May 2, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Bao Butong?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was Bao Butong last inspected?
Bao Butong has 6 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| January 5, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| September 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 83 pts |
| July 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| June 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 2, 2024 | Grade C | 28 pts |
Bao Butong 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 8% 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 May 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.