Kum Kau

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 23, 2025 →
• address463 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn 11205
• cuisineChinese
• phone7186381850

Is Kum Kau clean?

Kum Kau is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kum Kau?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Kum Kau last inspected?

Kum Kau has 2 inspections on record going back to February 26, 2024, averaging 12 points.

Kum Kau vs Clinton Hill

Clinton Hill runs 82% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 8 mid, 16 cooked.

Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 May 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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