Create

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
• address29-21 Ditmars Boulevard, Queens 11105
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7187770504

Is Create clean?

Create is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 11, 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 Create?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🛠️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 Create last inspected?

Create has 3 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2023, averaging 11 points.

Create vs Steinway

Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 69% of them.

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• B Lefkos Pyrgos
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• A Kate's Corner Cafe
  clean · May 30, 2025
• A Taverna Kos
  clean · January 8, 2025
• A Y J Coffee Shop
  clean · May 22, 2025
• A The Last Word
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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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.