At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
5point violations
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Dec 10, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Gai Kitchen got fewer than most.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Gai Kitchen?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Food in poor condition 09AHow to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Visit them directly at nyc.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Gai Kitchen's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Gai Kitchen. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Gai Kitchen first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Gai KitchenWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food in poor conditionThe health department found: “Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact…”
First step: Reject it if you see
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 4-603.16.
Try it yourself
Fix and log it: Food in poor condition
A practice run. Nothing is saved. Tap each step when it's done.
0 of 3 done
Reject it if you see
From Food Code 6-501.111
Logged
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What people see now
Today, people see the department's words and nothing from you.
What people see after you fix and log it
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited 3 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 2 other).
Off to a good start: 5 point violations at its first routine inspection (Dec 10, 2025), fewer than most food places here.
You're off to a good start. Let's keep it that way: one quick check a day.
NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.
Every visit
LatestDec 10, 2025Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 points (A)
This one: 5 points (A), inspected Dec 10, 2025.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
09A Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
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Not critical (1)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
10F 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.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Gai Kitchen? Fix it
EarlierDec 10, 2025Trans Fat / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
The department's words
16-02 The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
EarlierDec 10, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
The department's words
20-04 “Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
EarlierJul 11, 2024Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection12 points (A)
2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
06D Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
EarlierJul 11, 2024Trans Fat / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
The department's words
16-02 The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
As a customer of Gai Kitchen, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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Ask for the manager. Gai Kitchen can only fix what it knows about.
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When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
About this record
Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.
Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.
- Listed as
- Thai
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 5 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (opens the department's site) .
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