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Our New Place
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 8, 2025
- address242 East 79 Street, Manhattan 10075
- cuisineChinese
- phone2122884888
Is Our New Place clean?
Our New Place is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Our New Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🚿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.
When was Our New Place last inspected?
Our New Place has 5 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2022, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| October 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| October 11, 2023 | closed by the city | 67 pts |
| August 8, 2023 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| May 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
Our New Place vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 80% clean across 316 tracked restaurants — 229 clean, 16 mid, 43 cooked.
Against the 316 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 April 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.