Balancero

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedFebruary 12, 2025
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026 →
• address3095 37 Street, Queens 11103
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone6468269920

Is Balancero clean?

New York currently lists Balancero as grade pending, following an inspection on May 28, 2026 that scored 22 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on February 12, 2025.

What did inspectors find at Balancero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

When was Balancero last inspected?

Balancero has 4 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2024, averaging 21 points.

Balancero vs Astoria

Astoria runs 73% clean across 509 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 41 mid, 77 cooked.

Against the 509 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 May 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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