Cooked?
Set L.E.S.
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 29, 2025
- address127 Ludlow Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineFusion
- phone2129828225
Is Set L.E.S. clean?
New York currently lists Set L.E.S. as grade pending, following an inspection on October 29, 2025 that scored 24 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 B on January 22, 2023.
What did inspectors find at Set L.E.S.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🛠️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.
- 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcriticalShellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was Set L.E.S. last inspected?
Set L.E.S. has 3 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| July 9, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| January 22, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
Set L.E.S. 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 7% 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 October 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.