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Bao By Kaya (Urban Space)
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025
- address570 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10022
- cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
- phone9294219987
Is Bao By Kaya (Urban Space) clean?
Bao By Kaya (Urban Space) is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 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 Bao By Kaya (Urban Space)?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, 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.
- 🛠️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.
When was Bao By Kaya (Urban Space) last inspected?
Bao By Kaya (Urban Space) has 5 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| June 21, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| November 18, 2022 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| October 31, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
Bao By Kaya (Urban Space) vs Turtle Bay-East Midtown
Turtle Bay-East Midtown runs 83% clean across 605 tracked restaurants — 448 clean, 33 mid, 60 cooked.
Against the 605 spots Cooked tracks in Turtle Bay-East Midtown, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.