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Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2025
- address194 Canal Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone2127322222
Is Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery clean?
Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 21, 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 Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🚿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.
When was Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery last inspected?
Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| October 25, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 19, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Chinatown Tai Pan Bakery vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 51% of them.
Other spots in Chinatown
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 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.