Panda Express

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 10, 2026 →
• address1277 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10065
• cuisineChinese
• phone2122881323

Is Panda Express clean?

Panda Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 10, 2026. 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 Panda Express?

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

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Panda Express last inspected?

Panda Express has 4 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Panda Express vs Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island runs 79% clean across 325 tracked restaurants — 232 clean, 16 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 325 spots Cooked tracks in Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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

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