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Golden Forest
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 28, 2025
- address353 Grand Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineChinese
- phone2125059513
Is Golden Forest clean?
Golden Forest is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 28, 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 Golden Forest?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Golden Forest last inspected?
Golden Forest has 4 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2022, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 6, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 22, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| June 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Golden Forest vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 75% of them.
Other spots in Chinatown
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 May 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.