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Gai Chicken & Rice: health inspection history

158 East 45 Street, New York City, NY 10017

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Address: 158 East 45 Street, New York City, NY 10017
Borough: Manhattan
Cuisine (as listed): Thai
Most recent grade: Grade A issued Oct 29, 2025
Latest inspection: Oct 29, 2025 (Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection)
Records shown: 6 inspections, Jan 23, 2024 to Oct 29, 2025

Across these 6 inspection records, the health department cited 11 violations, of which 6 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 10 points. Among 309 graded restaurants in ZIP 10017, the median score behind the latest grade is 11 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.

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Inspection history

Oct 29, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Score: 10Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).

02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
10FNot critical 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.

Jul 10, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Score: 21Violations were cited in the following area(s).

10FNot critical 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.
02GCritical 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.
02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

Dec 17, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection

Score: 11Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).

02GCritical 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.
10FNot critical 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.

Jan 23, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection

Score: 10Violations were cited in the following area(s).

04LCritical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
06CCritical 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.

Jan 23, 2024 Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection

Score: not recordedViolations were cited in the following area(s).

20-08Not critical Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

Jan 23, 2024 Smoke-Free Air Act / Initial Inspection

Score: not recordedViolations were cited in the following area(s).

15-27Sign prohibiting smoking or using electronic cigarettes not conspicuously posted.

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.