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Chef Huang
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 7, 2023
- address635 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineChinese
- phone9172135115
Is Chef Huang clean?
Chef Huang is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 7, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Chef Huang?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 7, 2023, 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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Chef Huang last inspected?
Chef Huang has 5 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| October 3, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| September 20, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| September 7, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Chef Huang vs Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Murray Hill-Kips Bay runs 79% clean across 372 tracked restaurants — 271 clean, 23 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 372 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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 September 7, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.