⏳ posted grade stands, but there's a newer inspection the city hasn't ruled on yet.
Is Qin Ke Lai clean?
Qin Ke Lai is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 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 Qin Ke Lai?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🌡️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.
🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
🧫food contact surfaces dirty
Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
🪳roaches are dining toocritical
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
🛠️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.
🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
🍽️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.
When was Qin Ke Lai last inspected?
Qin Ke Lai has 4 inspections on record going back to November 12, 2024, averaging 23 points.
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 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.