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Sao Mai
southeast asian, asian, vietnamese, central vietnamese · restaurant · 203 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003
No matching liquor license found in our snapshot. NYC Health grade A (since 2025-05-20). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-05-20.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2025-05-20; last inspected 2025-05-20, 1 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- No matching license found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- $$
- Phone
- (212) 358-8880
- Website
- http://saomainyc.com/
- Menu
- menu
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- yes [business claim, website]
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- yes [business claim, website]
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "asian_restaurant", "southeast_asian_restaurant", "vietnamese_restaurant"], "primary": "vietnamese_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place b5723604-a054-4b46-b515-3bf1c65ec32b (Sao Mai), match score 3.00, 12m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| catering | True | business claim | Home Menu Homemade Sauce About Catering Contact Fresh ingredients Authentic Central Việt Nam flavors From our family to yours Vie… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| cuisine dohmh | Southeast Asian | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine website | ["Vietnamese", "Central Vietnamese"] | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2025-05-20 | dohmh | source date 2025-05-20 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 1, "last_inspection": "2025-05-20", "last_score": 13, "status": "A", "status_date": "2025-05-20"} | official record | Last inspected 2025-05-20, score 13; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2025-05-20; critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses. | dohmh | source date 2025-05-20 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| menu url | https://www.saomainyc.com/menu.html | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| opening hours | {"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "closes": "21:30", "dayOfWeek": ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"], "opens": "11:30"} | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| price range | $$ | business claim | schema.org Restaurant markup | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| vegetarian options | True | business claim | …Gà Chicken Pho — chicken, carrots, broccoli & celery in a chicken broth. $16 Phở Đỏ Chay Vegetarian Pho — tofu & mixed veggies in a vegetarian broth. $16 Phở Đỏ Biển Seafood Pho — shrimp, s… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | http://saomainyc.com/ | directory category | Overture place b5723604-a054-4b46-b515-3bf1c65ec32b (Sao Mai), match score 3.00, 12m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Health grade changed: C -> A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2025-05-20 | dohmh |
| 2023-07-31 | Health grade added: C Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2023-07-31 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-05-20 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41629235 · JSON