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Goo Gong Tan
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score52 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedApril 18, 2025
- address40-09 149 Place, Queens 11354
- cuisineKorean
- phone7183211738
Is Goo Gong Tan clean?
Goo Gong Tan is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Goo Gong Tan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalFood preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- ⚠️Food Protection Certificate not available for inspectionFood Protection Certificate not available for inspection
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Goo Gong Tan last inspected?
Goo Gong Tan has 4 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2022, averaging 35 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2025 | Grade C | 52 pts |
| October 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| April 28, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 15, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
Goo Gong Tan vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.