Cooked?Hop Won Express
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- grade postedMay 18, 2026
- inspection score18 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2026 →
- address139 East 45 Street, Manhattan 10017
- cuisineChinese
- phone2128674996
Is Hop Won Express clean?
Hop Won Express currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on May 18, 2026 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 25, 2026 scoring 18 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Hop Won Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2026, 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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Hop Won Express last inspected?
Hop Won Express has 3 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2026, averaging 31 points.
August 25, 2026 Score 18
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View full inspection →May 18, 2026 C
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View full inspection →January 21, 2026 Score 41
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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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 August 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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