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Sands Of Persia
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2026
- address25-01 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineMiddle Eastern
- phone6318279595
Is Sands Of Persia clean?
New York currently lists Sands Of Persia as grade pending, following an inspection on March 3, 2026 that scored 27 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on February 29, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Sands Of Persia?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Sands Of Persia last inspected?
Sands Of Persia has 7 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| November 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| November 3, 2025 | closed by the city | 16 pts |
| October 31, 2025 | closed by the city | 36 pts |
| October 28, 2025 | closed by the city | 28 pts |
| February 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 30, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
Sands Of Persia vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 March 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.