Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedFebruary 12, 2025
• inspection score26 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 30, 2026 →
• address137-65 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11435
• cuisineItalian
• phone7182911620

Is Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant clean?

Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on February 12, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 30, 2026 scoring 26 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant last inspected?

Alba's Pizzeria & Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2023, averaging 20 points.

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Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Briarwood-Jamaica Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 July 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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