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Northern King Dumpling
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026
- address149-44 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11354
- cuisineChinese
- phone7184618878
Is Northern King Dumpling clean?
Northern King Dumpling is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 15, 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 Northern King Dumpling?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️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 Northern King Dumpling last inspected?
Northern King Dumpling has 6 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 4, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| January 13, 2025 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| November 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| June 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 7 pts |
| June 21, 2023 | closed by the city | 57 pts |
Northern King Dumpling vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.