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Chai Hwa Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address3762A White Plains Road, Bronx 10467
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182313306
Is Chai Hwa Restaurant clean?
Chai Hwa Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 5, 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 Chai Hwa Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🌡️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.
When was Chai Hwa Restaurant last inspected?
Chai Hwa Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to July 7, 2022, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| May 22, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
Chai Hwa Restaurant vs Williamsbridge-Olinville
Williamsbridge-Olinville runs 76% clean across 87 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 9 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 87 spots Cooked tracks in Williamsbridge-Olinville, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.