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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 handwashingcriticalPersonal 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 upAnti-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 sanitizedcriticalFood 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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 2, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 25, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| April 14, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Kew Gardens Cinemas vs Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens runs 83% clean across 50 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 50 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.
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.