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Halal Bros Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 7, 2026
- address218-74 Hempstead Avenue, Queens 11429
- cuisineChicken
- phone3479930857
Is Halal Bros Grill clean?
Halal Bros Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 7, 2026. 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 Halal Bros Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Halal Bros Grill last inspected?
Halal Bros Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 4, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 20, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 9, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Halal Bros Grill 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 27% 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 January 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.