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69Th Coffee Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 16, 2025
- address50-01 69 Street, Queens 11377
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7183534664
Is 69Th Coffee Shop clean?
69Th Coffee Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 69Th Coffee Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
- ⚠️Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when requiredAllergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
When was 69Th Coffee Shop last inspected?
69Th Coffee Shop has 4 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2022, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 29, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 19, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 22, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
69Th Coffee Shop vs Elmhurst-Maspeth
Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 60% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 42 clean, 10 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 May 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.