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Saigon Social
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2024
- address172 Orchard Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineSoutheast Asian
- phone6466093202
Is Saigon Social clean?
Saigon Social is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 16, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. 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 Saigon Social?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 16, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Saigon Social last inspected?
Saigon Social has 3 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| March 16, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 6, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Saigon Social vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 83% 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 March 16, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.