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Bao House
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 14, 2026
- address5103 8 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
- cuisineChinese
- phone7187584777
Is Bao House clean?
Bao House is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bao House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🚰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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was Bao House last inspected?
Bao House has 6 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2026 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| November 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| August 23, 2024 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| June 26, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| March 22, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 7, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Bao House vs Sunset Park East
Sunset Park East runs 73% clean across 361 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 35 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 361 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 January 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.