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Yang 816 Garden Chinese Restaurant

Name: Yang 816 Garden Chinese Restaurant
Address: 816 West 187 Street, NYC, NY, 10033, US
Telephone: (201) 800-5620

816 West 187 Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

Other Washington Heights North (201) 800-5620

Not yet graded

Yang 816 Garden Chinese Restaurant was last inspected on November 28, 2025 and scored 23 points (B range). Inspectors found 4 violations, 3 of them critical, including signs of pests.

Latest inspection

November 28, 2025 · Pre-permit (Operational) · Initial Inspection

Score: 23 points (B range)

3 critical1 general

CriticalHygiene & sanitation

Workers’ personal hygiene was inadequate (dirty clothing, no hair restraint, jewelry).

Official wording (code 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.
CriticalPests

Mice, or signs of mice, were found.

Official wording (code 04L)
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
CriticalFood temperature

Hot food was being held below 140°F, where bacteria can grow.

Official wording (code 02B)
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
GeneralPests

The building wasn’t pest-proofed: gaps, holes, or clutter that let rodents or insects in or give them shelter.

Official wording (code 08A)
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

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How NYC grades restaurants

Inspectors add points for each violation. Lower is better.
0–13 points earns an A. 14–27 is a B. 28 or more is a C.
A restaurant that scores 14 or more on its first inspection gets no grade yet. It is re-inspected about a month later and can display “Grade Pending” in the meantime.

Severity levels

Critical Can directly make someone sick: food temperatures, contamination, pests, hand-washing.
General Cleanliness, maintenance and facility problems.
Paperwork Missing signs, permits or paperwork.

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Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 11 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.