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Merry Land Buffet
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2025
- address325 East 149 Street, Bronx 10451
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189933608
Is Merry Land Buffet clean?
Merry Land Buffet is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Merry Land Buffet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Merry Land Buffet last inspected?
Merry Land Buffet has 5 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2022, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2025 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| May 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| March 7, 2024 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| December 26, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| September 26, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
Merry Land Buffet vs Melrose South-Mott Haven North
Melrose South-Mott Haven North runs 82% clean across 101 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 2 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 101 spots Cooked tracks in Melrose South-Mott Haven North, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.