No. 1 Chinese Restaurant

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedSeptember 9, 2025
• inspection score20 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 10, 2026 →
• address661 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
• cuisineChinese
• phone7186048300

Is No. 1 Chinese Restaurant clean?

No. 1 Chinese Restaurant currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 9, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 10, 2026 scoring 20 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at No. 1 Chinese Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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 coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.

When was No. 1 Chinese Restaurant last inspected?

No. 1 Chinese Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to October 22, 2022, averaging 16 points.

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

No. 1 Chinese Restaurant vs Crown Heights North

Crown Heights North runs 79% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 209 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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.

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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 September 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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