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Mee Sum Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
- address26 Pell Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2123495260
Is Mee Sum Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Mee Sum Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on July 13, 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 8, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Mee Sum Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🍽️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 Mee Sum Cafe last inspected?
Mee Sum Cafe has 14 inspections on record going back to September 30, 2022, averaging 38 points. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| June 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| August 8, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 5, 2025 | — | |
| April 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 57 pts |
| January 13, 2025 | — | |
| December 18, 2024 | Grade C | 51 pts |
| October 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| August 14, 2024 | — | |
| April 1, 2024 | Grade C | 32 pts |
| December 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| June 20, 2023 | Grade C | 54 pts |
Mee Sum Cafe vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.