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The Chubby Crab
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 30, 2025
- address77 Chrystie Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineSeafood
- phone6468478239
Is The Chubby Crab clean?
The Chubby Crab is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Chubby Crab?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was The Chubby Crab last inspected?
The Chubby Crab has 8 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2023, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| July 1, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| April 24, 2025 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| March 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| October 11, 2024 | closed by the city | 43 pts |
| October 8, 2024 | closed by the city | 74 pts |
| June 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
The Chubby Crab 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 33% 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 September 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.