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Alex & Friends Coffee Shop
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 14, 2025
- address118-17 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11375
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3475459297
Is Alex & Friends Coffee Shop clean?
Alex & Friends Coffee Shop is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Alex & Friends Coffee Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🛠️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 Alex & Friends Coffee Shop last inspected?
Alex & Friends Coffee Shop has 4 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 9, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 2, 2022 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| August 18, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Alex & Friends Coffee Shop vs Forest Hills
Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 75% 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 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.