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Chen's Brother Cuisine
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score18 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 11, 2026
- address95 Water Street, Staten Island 10304
- cuisineChinese
- phone9176358307
Is Chen's Brother Cuisine clean?
Chen's Brother Cuisine is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chen's Brother Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🐭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 Chen's Brother Cuisine last inspected?
Chen's Brother Cuisine has 4 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 37 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2026 | Grade B | 18 pts |
| July 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| February 27, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| December 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 69 pts |
Chen's Brother Cuisine vs Stapleton-Rosebank
Stapleton-Rosebank runs 70% clean across 86 tracked restaurants — 52 clean, 7 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 86 spots Cooked tracks in Stapleton-Rosebank, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.