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Wen Xin Restaurant
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score49 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2024
- address7218 18 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineChinese
- phone9292026905
Is Wen Xin Restaurant clean?
New York currently lists Wen Xin Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on December 4, 2024 that scored 49 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Wen Xin Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Wen Xin Restaurant last inspected?
Wen Xin Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2022, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 49 pts |
| April 27, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| March 8, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Wen Xin Restaurant vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 248 tracked restaurants — 184 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 248 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 December 4, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.