Cooked?Chens Garden
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedSeptember 13, 2024
- inspection score14 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2026 →
- address11046 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineChinese
- phone7186491711
Is Chens Garden clean?
Chens Garden currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 13, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on March 11, 2026 scoring 14 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Chens Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 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.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Chens Garden last inspected?
Chens Garden has 2 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2024, averaging 14 points.
March 11, 2026 Score 14
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View full inspection →September 13, 2024 A
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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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 March 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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