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Best 164
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 5, 2020
- address36-11 164 Street, Queens 11358
- cuisineKorean
- phone3473684488
Is Best 164 clean?
Best 164 is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 5, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Best 164?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- ⚠️Ashtrays in smoke-free areaAshtrays in smoke-free area
When was Best 164 last inspected?
Best 164 has 2 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2019, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2020 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| January 6, 2019 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Best 164 vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 92% 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 March 5, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.