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Mala Project
chinese, asian, east asian · restaurant · 245 East 53rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10022
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-22-108316, valid until 2027-12-31). NYC Health grade A (since 2025-06-16). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-12-16.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-06-16; last inspected 2025-06-16, 1 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- yes: book on Resy
- Online ordering
- Toast, Caviar
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (718) 559-9513
- Website
- https://www.malaproject.com/reserve
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- yes [business claim, website]
- happy hour
- yes [business claim, website]
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | Links to Resy booking | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Restaurant license 0340-22-108316 (MALA PROJECT), expires 12/31/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-12-16 valid until 2027-12-31 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "asian_restaurant", "east_asian_restaurant", "chinese_restaurant"], "primary": "chinese_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place e035e0f1-ea76-4545-938f-74f41743ed87 (Mala Project), match score 1.00, 59m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Chinese | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| happy hour | True | business claim | …M–10 PM Saturday 11 AM–10 PM Sunday 11 AM–9:15 PM Lunch Specials Monday–Friday 12 PM–4 PM Happy Hour Monday–Sunday 3 PM–7 PM Bryant Park 布莱恩公园 Closed 41 W 46th St New York, NY 10036 (917) 26… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-06-16 | dohmh | source date 2025-06-16 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 1, "last_inspection": "2025-06-16", "last_score": 13, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-06-16"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-06-16, score 13; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-06-16; critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | dohmh | source date 2025-06-16 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.malaproject.com/menu | business claim | Link 'Menu 菜单' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| online ordering | ["Toast", "Caviar"] | business claim | Links to Toast, Caviar | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| private dining | True | business claim | …9 (212) 353-8880 Occupancy Information Reservations: 1 - 9 Large parties: 10 - 24 Partial buyout: NA Full buyout: 25 - 100 Bryant Park 布莱恩公园 Closed 41 W 46th St New York, NY 10036 (917)… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| reservation | {"platform": "Resy", "url": "https://blog.resy.com/2023/01/lunar-new-year-new-york/"} | business claim | Link 'MáLà Project East Village: The Resy Guide to Celebrating Lun' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | https://www.malaproject.com/reserve | directory category | Overture place e035e0f1-ea76-4545-938f-74f41743ed87 (Mala Project), match score 1.00, 59m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0340-22-108316 originally issued 2025-12-16 | nys_sla |
| 2023-08-03 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2023-08-03 | dohmh |
| 2023-07-20 | Establishment appeared First pre-permit inspection on 2023-07-20 (new establishment) | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-12-16 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50108605 · JSON