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No. 1 Halal Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 17, 2025
- address187-14 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11432
- cuisineChinese
- phone7189166414
Is No. 1 Halal Kitchen clean?
No. 1 Halal Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 17, 2025. 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 No. 1 Halal Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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 No. 1 Halal Kitchen last inspected?
No. 1 Halal Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2024, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| July 22, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| May 1, 2024 | closed by the city | 42 pts |
No. 1 Halal Kitchen vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 81% 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 November 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.