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Obao
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score30 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 18, 2025
- address647 9 Avenue, Manhattan 10036
- cuisineThai
- phone2122458880
Is Obao clean?
Obao is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Obao?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Obao last inspected?
Obao has 8 inspections on record going back to September 2, 2023, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 1, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 59 pts |
| December 18, 2025 | Grade C | 30 pts |
| May 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade C | 60 pts |
| May 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| September 2, 2023 | — |
Obao vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 December 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.