Ming Wong

• last posted gradeGrade A · January 6, 2025
• inspection score106 pts
• critical violations5
• last inspectedOctober 21, 2026 →
• address61 Mott Street, Manhattan 10013
• cuisineChinese
• phone6463705005

Is Ming Wong clean?

Ming Wong is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on October 21, 2026. That inspection scored 106 points and cited 5 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was A on January 6, 2025, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Ming Wong?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  Roaches were cited at this visit · October 21, 2026.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Food contact surface, refillable, reusable containers, or equipment improperly constructed, placed or maintained. Unacceptable material used. Culinary sink or other acceptable method not provided for washing food.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Ming Wong last inspected?

Ming Wong has 9 inspections on record going back to September 25, 2023, averaging 45 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 October 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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