Lovell's Guiding Light

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 12, 2024 →
• address148-33 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11435
• cuisineBottled Beverages
• phone7182973153

Is Lovell's Guiding Light clean?

New York currently lists Lovell's Guiding Light as grade pending, following an inspection on October 12, 2024 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Lovell's Guiding Light?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 12, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Flavored tobacco products sold, offered for sale
• ⚠️Smoking or electronic cigarette use allowed in prohibited area
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Lovell's Guiding Light last inspected?

Lovell's Guiding Light has 1 inspection on record going back to October 12, 2024, averaging 19 points.

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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.

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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 October 12, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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