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New Imperial Taste
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score6 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2025
- address221-42 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens 11364
- cuisineChinese
- phone7182798174
Is New Imperial Taste clean?
New Imperial Taste is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 31, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New Imperial Taste?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️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.
When was New Imperial Taste last inspected?
New Imperial Taste has 3 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| February 12, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| May 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
New Imperial Taste vs Oakland Gardens
Oakland Gardens runs 72% clean across 53 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 3 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 53 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland Gardens, this one comes out cleaner than 87% 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 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.