Simply Q

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score5 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 6, 2026 →
• address161-18 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11358
• cuisineKorean
• phone9175498046

Is Simply Q clean?

Simply Q is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 6, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Simply Q?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Simply Q last inspected?

Simply Q has 3 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2023, averaging 6 points.

Simply Q vs Murray Hill

Murray Hill runs 67% clean across 226 tracked restaurants — 134 clean, 23 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 226 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 92% 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 August 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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