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Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 12, 2025
- address83-47 Dongan Avenue, Queens 11373
- cuisineChinese
- phone7183350500
Is Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen clean?
Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 12, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🍽️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.
- 🗑️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.
When was Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen last inspected?
Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen has 3 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2024, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2025 | Grade B | 15 pts |
| July 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Zou Ji Lan Zhou Ramen vs Elmhurst-Maspeth
Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 60% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 42 clean, 10 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 November 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.