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Dim Sum Sam
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 12, 2026
- address28 East 23 Street, Manhattan 10010
- cuisineChinese
- phone6467246128
Is Dim Sum Sam clean?
Dim Sum Sam is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dim Sum Sam?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍽️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.
When was Dim Sum Sam last inspected?
Dim Sum Sam has 5 inspections on record going back to July 5, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 45 pts |
| January 30, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| November 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| July 5, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Dim Sum Sam vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square
Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square runs 84% clean across 1,096 tracked restaurants — 773 clean, 50 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 1,096 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 June 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.