Best 164

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedMarch 5, 2020
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2026 →
• address36-11 164 Street, Queens 11358
• cuisineKorean
• phone3473684488

Is Best 164 clean?

New York currently lists Best 164 as grade pending, following an inspection on September 3, 2026 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on March 5, 2020.

What did inspectors find at Best 164?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Best 164 last inspected?

Best 164 has 3 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2019, averaging 14 points.

Best 164 vs Murray Hill

Murray Hill runs 68% clean across 228 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 22 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 228 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.

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• B Jkj 41
  mid · April 29, 2025
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  clean · July 27, 2026
• A Coffee Factory
  clean · May 2, 2026
• A Bonjuk & Bibimbab
  clean · October 20, 2025
• B Sambak Sambabjip
  mid · October 3, 2025

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 September 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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