Cooked?Ding-A-Ling
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 1, 2025 →
- address116 Avenue C, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineAmerican
- phone6465523692
Is Ding-A-Ling clean?
Ding-A-Ling is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 1, 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 Ding-A-Ling?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Ding-A-Ling last inspected?
Ding-A-Ling has 3 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2023, averaging 15 points.
May 1, 2025 A
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View full inspection →September 25, 2024 Score 28
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View full inspection →January 20, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Ding-A-Ling vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 8 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 May 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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