Shashlichnaya/ Sezam

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 29, 2025 →
• address96-30 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11374
• cuisineJewish/Kosher
• phone7184409618

Is Shashlichnaya/ Sezam clean?

Shashlichnaya/ Sezam is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 29, 2025. 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 Shashlichnaya/ Sezam?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Shashlichnaya/ Sezam last inspected?

Shashlichnaya/ Sezam has 4 inspections on record going back to July 26, 2022, averaging 28 points.

Shashlichnaya/ Sezam vs Rego Park

Rego Park runs 84% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 57 clean, 4 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Rego Park, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 January 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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