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Shanghai Time
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score37 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
- address273 West 38 Street, Manhattan 10018
- cuisineChinese
- phone6463516699
Is Shanghai Time clean?
Shanghai Time is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 8, 2026. 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 Shanghai Time?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Shanghai Time last inspected?
Shanghai Time has 11 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2024, averaging 45 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| January 8, 2026 | Grade C | 37 pts |
| August 27, 2025 | — | |
| July 2, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| April 7, 2025 | Grade C | 29 pts |
| March 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 68 pts |
| July 31, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 11 pts |
| July 29, 2024 | closed by the city | 53 pts |
| July 25, 2024 | closed by the city | 105 pts |
| April 11, 2024 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| January 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Shanghai Time vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.