The Cheesecake Factory

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 24, 2026 →
• address90-15 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11373
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7186991212

Is The Cheesecake Factory clean?

The Cheesecake Factory is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 24, 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 The Cheesecake Factory?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was The Cheesecake Factory last inspected?

The Cheesecake Factory has 5 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2022, averaging 13 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

The Cheesecake Factory vs Elmhurst

Elmhurst runs 72% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 38 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 September 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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