Cheap Shots

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 4, 2025
• address149-05 Union Turnpike, Queens 11367
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7189690070

Is Cheap Shots clean?

Cheap Shots is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 4, 2025. 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 Cheap Shots?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Cheap Shots last inspected?

Cheap Shots has 4 inspections on record going back to January 26, 2023, averaging 17 points.

Cheap Shots vs Kew Gardens Hills

Kew Gardens Hills runs 82% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Kew Gardens Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.