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Merry Land Buffet
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address505 East 163 Street, Bronx 10451
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182923455
Is Merry Land Buffet clean?
Merry Land Buffet is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Merry Land Buffet?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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.
When was Merry Land Buffet last inspected?
Merry Land Buffet has 3 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2022, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 12, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Merry Land Buffet vs Morrisania-Melrose
Morrisania-Melrose runs 82% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 2 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in Morrisania-Melrose, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.