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Benediction Restaurant
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 28, 2025
- address210-23 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11428
- cuisineCreole
- phone3475511890
Is Benediction Restaurant clean?
Benediction Restaurant is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Benediction Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Benediction Restaurant last inspected?
Benediction Restaurant has 8 inspections on record going back to January 16, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2026 | — | |
| April 28, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| March 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| December 27, 2024 | Grade C | 34 pts |
| September 9, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| June 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 24, 2024 | closed by the city | 50 pts |
| January 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 10 pts |
Benediction Restaurant vs Queens Village
Queens Village runs 76% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Queens Village, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 April 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.