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Mala Project
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address603 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
- cuisineChinese
- phone7185003881
Is Mala Project clean?
New York currently lists Mala Project as grade pending, following an inspection on May 20, 2026 that scored 25 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 A on August 14, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Mala Project?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- ♨️leftovers reheated sketchycriticalTCS food removed from cold holding or prepared from or combined with ingredients at room temperature not cooled by an approved method to 41 °F or below within 4 hours.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Mala Project last inspected?
Mala Project has 5 inspections on record going back to July 31, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| November 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| August 14, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| July 31, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Mala Project vs Greenpoint
Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 309 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 309 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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.
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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.