Cooked?Lee's Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2025 →
- address626 East 187 Street, Bronx 10458
- cuisineChinese/Japanese
- phone7183678383
Is Lee's Restaurant clean?
Lee's Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 25, 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 Lee's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 / 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.
When was Lee's Restaurant last inspected?
Lee's Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2024, averaging 14 points.
February 25, 2025 A
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View full inspection →March 28, 2024 Score 17
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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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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 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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