Ten Ren's Tea Time

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 4, 2026 →
• address73 Mott Street, Manhattan 10013
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone2123492286

Is Ten Ren's Tea Time clean?

Ten Ren's Tea Time is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 4, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Ten Ren's Tea Time?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 / 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.

When was Ten Ren's Tea Time last inspected?

Ten Ren's Tea Time has 6 inspections on record going back to October 19, 2022, averaging 18 points.

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Against the 685 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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.

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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 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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