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Dragon 88
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2025
- address1680 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10128
- cuisineChinese
- phone9173610786
Is Dragon 88 clean?
Dragon 88 is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 19, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Dragon 88?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Dragon 88 last inspected?
Dragon 88 has 5 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2023, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | — | |
| November 19, 2025 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| August 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| February 28, 2024 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| October 25, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
Dragon 88 vs Yorkville
Yorkville runs 83% clean across 240 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 12 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 240 spots Cooked tracks in Yorkville, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 November 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.