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Dragon 109 On Columbus
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 27, 2025
- address1003A Columbus Ave, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineChinese
- phone6468386688
Is Dragon 109 On Columbus clean?
Dragon 109 On Columbus is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 27, 2025. 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 Dragon 109 On Columbus?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍽️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 Dragon 109 On Columbus last inspected?
Dragon 109 On Columbus has 2 inspections on record going back to February 18, 2025, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 18, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
Dragon 109 On Columbus 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 27% 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 March 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.