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Very Fresh Noodles

health inspection grade · Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square · Manhattan

decision pending

New visit. Decision pending.

Grade A still stands while the newer visit awaits a decision.

  • gradeGrade A ⏳
  • grade postedMarch 20, 2025
  • inspection score32 pts
  • critical violations4
  • last inspectedSeptember 29, 2026 →
  • address75 9 Avenue, Manhattan 10011
  • cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
  • phone3129655213
⏳ these numbers are from a newer inspection NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) hasn't ruled on yet. The posted grade stands until it does.
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Is Very Fresh Noodles clean?

Very Fresh Noodles currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on March 20, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 29, 2026 scoring 32 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Very Fresh Noodles?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🧤food-handling slipcritical
    Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
  • 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
    Cold 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.
  • 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
    Personal 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.
  • 🛠️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.
  • 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Very Fresh Noodles last inspected?

Very Fresh Noodles has 6 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2022, averaging 19 points.

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September 29, 2026 Score 32 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 32 pts · 5 failed findings

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March 20, 2025 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 8 pts · 3 failed findings

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September 23, 2024 Score 29 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 29 pts · 5 failed findings

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September 21, 2023 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 3 pts · 1 failed finding

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May 19, 2023 Score 27 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 27 pts · 5 failed findings

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April 6, 2022 A Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 12 pts · 3 failed findings

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Very Fresh Noodles vs Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square

Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square runs 83% clean across 1,152 tracked restaurants — 801 clean, 56 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 1,152 spots Cooked tracks in Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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