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Rose Hookah Lounge
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 8, 2026
- address23-52 Steinway Street, Queens 11105
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone6462872713
Is Rose Hookah Lounge clean?
Rose Hookah Lounge is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Rose Hookah Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Rose Hookah Lounge last inspected?
Rose Hookah Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to May 29, 2024, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| May 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Rose Hookah Lounge vs Steinway
Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.