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Ay Guey
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 18, 2023
- address30-86 51 Street, Queens 11377
- cuisineMexican
- phone2127494918
Is Ay Guey clean?
Ay Guey is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on July 18, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Ay Guey?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 18, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍽️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.
When was Ay Guey last inspected?
Ay Guey has 3 inspections on record going back to July 18, 2023, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | closed by the city | 61 pts |
| November 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| July 18, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Ay Guey 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 0% 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 July 18, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.