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Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2025
- address60-08 Kissena Boulevard, Queens 11355
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7187990961
Is Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao clean?
Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao last inspected?
Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao has 2 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2025, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| April 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Grandpa Chen Kissena Char Siu Bao vs Queensboro Hill
Queensboro Hill runs 55% clean across 34 tracked restaurants — 17 clean, 4 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 34 spots Cooked tracks in Queensboro Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 July 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.