Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedOctober 1, 2025
• inspection score16 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 16, 2026 →
• address38-09 Union Street, Queens 11354
• cuisineChinese
• phone5512651478

Is Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop clean?

New York currently lists Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop as grade pending, following an inspection on March 16, 2026 that scored 16 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on October 1, 2025.

What did inspectors find at Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️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.
• 🍽️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.
• ⚠️Food adulterated or misbranded. Adulterated or misbranded food possessed, being manufactured, produced, packed, sold, offered for sale, delivered or given away

When was Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop last inspected?

Lee & Bai Chinese Buns Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2024, averaging 22 points.

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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 March 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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