health inspection grade · Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan · Manhattan
🪳cooked
gradeGrade pending
inspection score82 pts
critical violations7
last inspectedApril 7, 2026
address21 South End Avenue, Manhattan 10280
cuisineChinese
phone6469129999
⏳ the city lists this spot as grade pending — it hasn't been given a grade yet.
Is Loong Ramen clean?
New York currently lists Loong Ramen as grade pending, following an inspection on April 7, 2026 that scored 82 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Loong Ramen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
Food contact surface, refillable, reusable containers, or equipment improperly constructed, placed or maintained. Unacceptable material used. Culinary sink or other acceptable method not provided for washing food.
🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
🛠️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.
🌡️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.
🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
🚿plumbing acting up
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Loong Ramen last inspected?
Loong Ramen has 1 inspection on record going back to April 7, 2026, averaging 82 points.
date
result
score
April 7, 2026
no grade issued ⏳
82 pts
Loong Ramen vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan
Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan runs 87% clean across 612 tracked restaurants — 442 clean, 17 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 612 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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.
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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.