At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
10point violations
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Oct 1, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Hunan Cafe got about the same as most.
Compared with 21,170 New York City food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Hunan Cafe?
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: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food 06CHow to fixFix it
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right 10GHow 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 Hunan Cafe's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat foodThe health department found: “Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation,…”
First step: Top to bottom
Then the next one: Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 4-301.12, Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-402.11.
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Fix and log it: Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
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0 of 3 done
Top to bottom
From Food Code 3-302.11
Logged
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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 once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer point violations than last time (34 → 10). That takes a team.
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
LatestOct 1, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection10 points (A)
This one: 10 points (A), inspected Oct 1, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
06C Food, 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.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-302.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Top to bottom
- 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
- 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
- 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)
From Food Code 3-302.11
Keep raw meat types apart
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Fridge and freezer storage order
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Not critical (1)
Dish sink or dish machine not set up right
The department's words
10G Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
Food Code 4-301.12
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Set up
- 1. Wash your hands at the hand sink (never at this sink).
- 2. Clean and sanitize all three sinks and both drainboards.
- 3. Sink 1 (WASH): detergent and water at 110°F or hotter.
From Food Code 4-301.12
Washing, step by step
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The three-compartment sink, step by step
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EarlierSep 2, 2025Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierApr 21, 2025Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection18 points (B)
3 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
04K Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
The department's words
08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong
The department's words
10H Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
EarlierOct 1, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection34 points
6 violations listed, 5 marked critical.
Critical (5)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Cooked food not cooled in time
The department's words
02H After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
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
Hair, rings or clothing not kept food-ready
The department's words
06A 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.
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
Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food
The department's words
06C Food, 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.
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.
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Wiping cloths left out of sanitizer
The department's words
06F Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
Cups, lids or to-go items stored wrong
The department's words
10H Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
EarlierOct 1, 2024Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
The department's words
19-10 Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
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
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- Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food Read the free guide
- Dish sink or dish machine not set up right Read the free guide
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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
- Chinese
- Inspection type
- Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- Result
- 10 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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