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Arepa Lady
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 5, 2026
- address34-41 31 Street, Queens 11106
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3473965300
Is Arepa Lady clean?
Arepa Lady is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 5, 2026. 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 Arepa Lady?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Arepa Lady last inspected?
Arepa Lady has 2 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2024, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 13, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Arepa Lady vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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 January 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.