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Melody
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 27, 2022
- address25-95 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone7187771514
Is Melody clean?
Melody is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 27, 2022. 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 Melody?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- 🚿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.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Melody last inspected?
Melody has 2 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2019, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 13, 2019 | Grade A | 3 pts |
Melody vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 October 27, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.