Shanghai Time

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedJanuary 8, 2026
• inspection score30 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 24, 2026 →
• address273 West 38 Street, Manhattan 10018
• cuisineChinese
• phone6463516699

Is Shanghai Time clean?

New York currently lists Shanghai Time as grade pending, following an inspection on September 24, 2026 that scored 30 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 January 8, 2026.

What did inspectors find at Shanghai Time?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Shanghai Time last inspected?

Shanghai Time has 12 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2024, averaging 43 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

History worth a look: 2 of these 3 displayed graded visits read cooked. The current result above stands on its own.

Shanghai Time vs Midtown-Midtown South

Midtown-Midtown South runs 83% clean across 2,375 tracked restaurants — 1,620 clean, 95 mid, 248 cooked.

Against the 2,375 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 5% of them.

Other spots in Midtown-Midtown South

• A T-Squared Social
  clean · September 4, 2025
• B Village Square Pizza
  mid · July 17, 2025
• A Butterflied
  clean · August 6, 2026
• A Venchi
  clean · September 16, 2025
• A Arch Cafe
  clean · September 1, 2026
• ⏳ Midtown Bike Cafe
  cooked · February 21, 2025

See every restaurant inspection in Midtown-Midtown South →

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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.