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Chi Restaurant & Bar
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 2, 2024
- address492 9 Avenue, Manhattan 10018
- cuisineChinese
- phone9175399498
Is Chi Restaurant & Bar clean?
Chi Restaurant & Bar is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 2, 2024. 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 Chi Restaurant & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Chi Restaurant & Bar last inspected?
Chi Restaurant & Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| July 2, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 17, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
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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 July 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.