Cooked?Northern Song Lai Ziang
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026 →
- address160-34 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11358
- cuisineChinese
- phone7187990380
Is Northern Song Lai Ziang clean?
New York currently lists Northern Song Lai Ziang as grade pending, following an inspection on January 15, 2026 that scored 24 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Northern Song Lai Ziang?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, 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.
- 🍽️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Northern Song Lai Ziang last inspected?
Northern Song Lai Ziang has 1 inspection on record going back to January 15, 2026, averaging 24 points.
January 15, 2026 Score 24
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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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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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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