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Smoke & Mirrors
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 27, 2023
- address28-04 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7184899064
Is Smoke & Mirrors clean?
Smoke & Mirrors is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 27, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Smoke & Mirrors?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Smoke & Mirrors last inspected?
Smoke & Mirrors has 2 inspections on record going back to October 27, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 27, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Smoke & Mirrors 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 32% 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 October 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.