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Shimen Restaurant
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score3 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
- address42-79A Main Street, Queens 11355
- cuisineChinese
- phone9296663751
Is Shimen Restaurant clean?
New York currently lists Shimen Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on July 15, 2026 that scored 3 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 C on November 10, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Shimen Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 Shimen Restaurant last inspected?
Shimen Restaurant has 7 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2025, averaging 34 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| July 13, 2026 | closed by the city | 13 pts |
| July 9, 2026 | closed by the city | 43 pts |
| June 29, 2026 | closed by the city | 63 pts |
| December 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| November 10, 2025 | Grade C | 43 pts |
| April 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
Shimen Restaurant vs Flushing
Flushing runs 64% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 60 mid, 132 cooked.
Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.