Alex & Friends Coffee Shop

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedMay 14, 2025
• inspection score23 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2026 →
• address118-17 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11375
• cuisineAmerican
• phone3475459297

Is Alex & Friends Coffee Shop clean?

Alex & Friends Coffee Shop currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on May 14, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 27, 2026 scoring 23 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 2 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 Alex & Friends Coffee Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🛠️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.
• 🌡️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.

When was Alex & Friends Coffee Shop last inspected?

Alex & Friends Coffee Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2022, averaging 15 points.

Alex & Friends Coffee Shop vs Forest Hills

Forest Hills runs 77% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 174 clean, 18 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 76% 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 August 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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