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Dh Noodles/Whale Tea
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 13, 2025
- address1268 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10027
- cuisineOther
- phone6464764549
Is Dh Noodles/Whale Tea clean?
New York currently lists Dh Noodles/Whale Tea as grade pending, following an inspection on November 13, 2025 that scored 20 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Dh Noodles/Whale Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
When was Dh Noodles/Whale Tea last inspected?
Dh Noodles/Whale Tea has 3 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2025, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| September 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
| July 8, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
Dh Noodles/Whale Tea vs Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights runs 77% clean across 196 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 13 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 196 spots Cooked tracks in Morningside Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.
Other spots in Morningside Heights
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 November 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.