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Ihop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 14, 2025
- address21-61 31 Street, Queens 11105
- cuisineAmerican
- phone2014084020
Is Ihop clean?
Ihop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 14, 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 Ihop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Ihop last inspected?
Ihop has 5 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2024, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 28, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| December 31, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| March 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Ihop 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 78% 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 August 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.