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Da Pai Don
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJanuary 20, 2026
- address77-00 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11373
- cuisineChinese
- phone9292827609
Is Da Pai Don clean?
Da Pai Don is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Da Pai Don?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Da Pai Don last inspected?
Da Pai Don has 8 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2024, averaging 47 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2026 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| October 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 71 pts |
| August 13, 2025 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| June 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 68 pts |
| April 24, 2025 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 48 pts |
| November 13, 2024 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| May 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
Da Pai Don vs Elmhurst-Maspeth
Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 60% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 42 clean, 10 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 January 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.