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Dh Noodles/Whale Tea

November 13, 2025 · Score 20

🫥not rated

official resultScore 20
score20 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Re-inspection
failed findings4
critical findings2

Failed findings

rats have moved incritical

Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
code 04KCriticalstatus: Critical
food left out / unprotectedcritical

Official wording: Food, 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.
code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests

Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
code 08Astatus: Not Critical
facility / equipment issue

Official wording: Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
code 10Estatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 38 on September 17, 2025: Score changed by -18 points. 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.