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718 Hookah Lounge
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2025
- address72-13 Austin Street, Queens 11375
- cuisineMediterranean
- phone7185207213
Is 718 Hookah Lounge clean?
718 Hookah Lounge is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 29, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at 718 Hookah Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was 718 Hookah Lounge last inspected?
718 Hookah Lounge has 4 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| January 29, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| March 22, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
718 Hookah Lounge vs Forest Hills
Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.