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Moon Star
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 29, 2026
- address172-16 46 Avenue, Queens 11358
- cuisineChinese
- phone7184618826
Is Moon Star clean?
Moon Star is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 29, 2026. 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 Moon Star?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Moon Star last inspected?
Moon Star has 3 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2026, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| March 10, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| March 5, 2026 | closed by the city | 85 pts |
Moon Star vs Auburndale
Auburndale runs 81% clean across 43 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 43 spots Cooked tracks in Auburndale, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.