Better Half

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score21 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 19, 2026 →
• address76-08 Woodside Avenue, Queens 11373
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone3477023643

Is Better Half clean?

New York currently lists Better Half as grade pending, following an inspection on October 19, 2026 that scored 21 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Better Half?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

When was Better Half last inspected?

Better Half has 2 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2025, averaging 18 points.

Better Half vs Elmhurst-Maspeth

Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 63% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 8 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.

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• B Ten Seconds
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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 October 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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