Ka Wah

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025 →
• address3044 Valentine Avenue, Bronx 10458
• cuisineChinese
• phone7183642458

Is Ka Wah clean?

Ka Wah is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Ka Wah?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.

When was Ka Wah last inspected?

Ka Wah has 5 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2022, averaging 22 points.

Ka Wah vs Bedford Park-Fordham North

Bedford Park-Fordham North runs 76% clean across 102 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 7 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 102 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford Park-Fordham North, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.

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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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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