⏳ the city lists this spot as grade pending — it hasn't been given a grade yet.
Is Panda King Kitchen clean?
New York currently lists Panda King Kitchen as grade pending, following an inspection on March 14, 2026 that scored 39 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on December 30, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Panda King Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
Food, 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.
🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
🧫equipment / surface issue
Thawing procedure improper.
🪳roaches are dining toocritical
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
Cold 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.
When was Panda King Kitchen last inspected?
Panda King Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to June 26, 2024, averaging 32 points.
date
result
score
March 14, 2026
no grade issued ⏳
39 pts
April 25, 2025
no grade issued ⏳
25 pts
December 30, 2024
Grade C
28 pts
June 26, 2024
no grade issued ⏳
34 pts
Panda King Kitchen 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 3% of them.
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 March 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.