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Song Bo Yuan
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedAugust 21, 2024
- address36 Eldridge Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineChinese
- phone2122192228
Is Song Bo Yuan clean?
Song Bo Yuan is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 21, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Song Bo Yuan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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 Song Bo Yuan last inspected?
Song Bo Yuan has 6 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| June 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| February 1, 2023 | Grade C | 9 pts |
| January 30, 2023 | closed by the city | 32 pts |
| January 27, 2023 | closed by the city | 42 pts |
Song Bo Yuan 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 24% 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 August 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.