⏳ the city lists this spot as grade pending — it hasn't been given a grade yet.
Is Dumpling Xi clean?
New York currently lists Dumpling Xi as grade pending, following an inspection on December 6, 2025 that scored 44 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Dumpling Xi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
❓food from a mystery sourcecritical
Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
🚿plumbing acting up
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
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.
🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
🪰flies in the housecritical
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Dumpling Xi last inspected?
Dumpling Xi has 1 inspection on record going back to December 6, 2025, averaging 44 points.
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 December 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.