Grade AChinese

Mala Town

929 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Manhattan, 10025

Should you eat here?

Looks good — Grade A at the latest inspection (3 months ago), with no critical violations at that inspection.

Last inspected Apr 29, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Apr 29, 2026

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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 was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Swollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Apr 29, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection2
Apr 22, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection11 (8 critical)
Apr 16, 2025Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)
Jan 28, 2025Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection8 (5 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 3×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 44 rodent inspections on record, 2 finding rat activity.
  • 9 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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