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Mughlai Indian Cuisine
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
- address489 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineIndian
- phone9172173738
Is Mughlai Indian Cuisine clean?
Mughlai Indian Cuisine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 8, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mughlai Indian Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Mughlai Indian Cuisine last inspected?
Mughlai Indian Cuisine has 3 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 20, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Mughlai Indian Cuisine vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 81% clean across 416 tracked restaurants — 315 clean, 20 mid, 56 cooked.
Against the 416 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.