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Chang Pai
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 8, 2025
- address166-12 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11432
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182918222
Is Chang Pai clean?
Chang Pai is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 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 Chang Pai?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Chang Pai last inspected?
Chang Pai has 10 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2022, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| March 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade C | 3 pts |
| November 8, 2024 | closed by the city | 17 pts |
| November 6, 2024 | closed by the city | 19 pts |
| November 1, 2024 | closed by the city | 34 pts |
| October 28, 2024 | closed by the city | 58 pts |
| July 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| May 18, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| November 21, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Chang Pai vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 78% 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 April 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.