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Hello, Yam!
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 6, 2024
- address443 East 9 Street, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone9173304034
Is Hello, Yam! clean?
Hello, Yam! is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 6, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Hello, Yam!?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Hello, Yam! last inspected?
Hello, Yam! has 6 inspections on record going back to October 2, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| May 31, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 4, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 6, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| October 2, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Hello, Yam! vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 May 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.