Smo Tea

2453 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, NY 11040

Passed · May 1, 2026 Directions
96
Excellent BiteKarma score 96 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected May 1, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 1

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Oct 8

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Jun 13

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions

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BiteKarma scores around Smo Tea, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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