Kew Gardens Cinemas

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 30, 2026 →
• address81-05 Lefferts Boulevard, Queens 11415
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7184413002

Is Kew Gardens Cinemas clean?

Kew Gardens Cinemas is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kew Gardens Cinemas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🚿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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Kew Gardens Cinemas last inspected?

Kew Gardens Cinemas has 5 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2022, averaging 15 points.

Kew Gardens Cinemas vs Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens runs 83% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 3 mid, 5 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Kew Gardens, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 June 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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