Africana

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 21, 2025 →
• address146-12 Liberty Avenue, Queens 11435
• cuisineAfrican
• phone7186588501

Is Africana clean?

Africana is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 21, 2025. 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 Africana?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.

When was Africana last inspected?

Africana has 3 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2023, averaging 13 points.

Africana vs Jamaica

Jamaica runs 75% clean across 233 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 233 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.

Other spots in Jamaica

• A Dunkin' / Baskin Robbins
  clean · September 11, 2025
• A Subway
  clean · January 16, 2026
• A Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill
  clean · March 6, 2026
• A Kassim's Bakery & Restaurant
  clean · March 31, 2026
• A A Churrasqueira
  clean · April 20, 2026
• A O Lavrador
  clean · January 27, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in Jamaica →

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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 May 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.