Ginger & Lemongrass Les

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
• address153 Rivington Street, Manhattan 10002
• cuisineSoutheast Asian
• phone6468761237

Is Ginger & Lemongrass Les clean?

Ginger & Lemongrass Les is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 2, 2026. 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 Ginger & Lemongrass Les?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
  Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.

When was Ginger & Lemongrass Les last inspected?

Ginger & Lemongrass Les has 3 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2023, averaging 15 points.

Ginger & Lemongrass Les vs Lower East Side

Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.

Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 February 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.