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3 Towns Cafe
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 17, 2025
- address25-68 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens 11358
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone7182101933
Is 3 Towns Cafe clean?
3 Towns Cafe is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 3 Towns Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2025, 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.
- 🛠️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 3 Towns Cafe last inspected?
3 Towns Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to June 12, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| January 17, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| October 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
| June 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
3 Towns Cafe vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 66% clean across 222 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 24 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 222 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 82% 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 January 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.