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Wa Lung Kitchen
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026
- address557 Grand Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineChinese
- phone2122543775
Is Wa Lung Kitchen clean?
New York currently lists Wa Lung Kitchen as grade pending, following an inspection on April 9, 2026 that scored 7 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 B on December 26, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Wa Lung Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️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.
When was Wa Lung Kitchen last inspected?
Wa Lung Kitchen has 5 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2023, averaging 35 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 7 pts |
| April 7, 2026 | closed by the city | 74 pts |
| December 26, 2024 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| October 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| April 19, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
Wa Lung Kitchen vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 121 clean, 10 mid, 30 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.
Other spots in Lower East Side
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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.