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Mr. Bao
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 24, 2025
- address179 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineChinese
- phone9179091256
Is Mr. Bao clean?
Mr. Bao is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mr. Bao?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🛠️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 Mr. Bao last inspected?
Mr. Bao has 6 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2023, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 26, 2025 | — | |
| March 31, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| December 4, 2024 | Grade C | 43 pts |
| July 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 55 pts |
| February 16, 2023 | Grade B | 20 pts |
Mr. Bao vs Park Slope-Gowanus
Park Slope-Gowanus runs 85% clean across 512 tracked restaurants — 397 clean, 24 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 512 spots Cooked tracks in Park Slope-Gowanus, this one comes out cleaner than 57% 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 October 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.