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Mapo B.B.Q
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 3, 2026
- address149-24 41 Avenue, Queens 11355
- cuisineKorean
- phone7188868292
Is Mapo B.B.Q clean?
Mapo B.B.Q is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 3, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mapo B.B.Q?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🍽️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Mapo B.B.Q last inspected?
Mapo B.B.Q has 4 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2023, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| March 18, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| May 10, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Mapo B.B.Q vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 January 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.