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Arya Cafe
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score36 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2026
- address81-05 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11373
- cuisineAsian/Asian Fusion
- phone7184408558
Is Arya Cafe clean?
Arya Cafe is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 10, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Arya Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ❓food from a mystery sourcecriticalFood, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Arya Cafe last inspected?
Arya Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to December 29, 2025, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| February 10, 2026 | Grade C | 36 pts |
| December 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 56 pts |
Arya Cafe vs Elmhurst-Maspeth
Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 60% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 42 clean, 10 mid, 18 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 February 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.