At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
13point violations
2 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine health department inspection · Mar 24, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 10 to 24 point violations. Mission Chinese Food / Basement 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 Mission Chinese Food / Basement?
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 not cooked to the right temperature 02AHow 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
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food not cooked to the right temperatureThe health department found: “Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry,…”
First step: Minimum inside temperatures
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 3-401.11, Food Code 3-302.11, Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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0 of 3 done
Minimum inside temperatures
From Food Code 3-401.11
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Inspections
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026
The health department visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 other).
Fewer point violations than last time (27 → 13). 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
LatestMar 24, 2026Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection13 points (A)
This one: 13 points (A), inspected Mar 24, 2026.
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Food not cooked to the right temperature
The department's words
02A Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • Poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165 °F for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • Ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158 °F for 15 seconds with no
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 3-401.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Minimum inside temperatures
- Probe the thickest part. The food must stay at the temperature for the hold time.
- Poultry (chicken, turkey), stuffed meat, fish or pasta, stuffing with meat, hunted game: 165°F, instant
- Ground meat and ground fish (burgers, sausage), eggs cooked to hold for later, injected or tenderized meat: 155°F for 17 seconds
From Food Code 3-401.11
Burgers: check every batch
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Cooking temperatures
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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 Mission Chinese Food / Basement? Fix it
EarlierMar 24, 2026Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial InspectionNo score given
1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (1)
Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
The department's words
28-01 Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
EarlierNov 22, 2024Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection27 points (B)
4 violations listed, 3 marked critical.
Critical (3)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
02G Cold 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.
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
Shellfish tags or fish freezing records missing
The department's words
03B Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
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
04H Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
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)
No backflow test on file
The department's words
10B Anti-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.
EarlierApr 11, 2024Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection27 points
5 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The department's words
05D No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
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.
Not critical (3)
Chemicals unlabeled or stored near food
The department's words
08C Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
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.
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.
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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- Food not cooked to the right temperature Read the free guide
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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
- 13 points (A)
- Source
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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