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North Shore Diner
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score49 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 14, 2025
- address196-52 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11358
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7182258000
Is North Shore Diner clean?
North Shore Diner is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 14, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at North Shore Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was North Shore Diner last inspected?
North Shore Diner has 9 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2022, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 13 pts |
| May 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
| April 14, 2025 | Grade C | 49 pts |
| February 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| May 10, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| July 6, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| March 16, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| September 6, 2022 | Grade A | 11 pts |
North Shore Diner 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 0% 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 April 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.