Bubba Joe's

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 2, 2026 →
• address21-02 Newtown Avenue, Queens 11102
• cuisineChicken
• phone7189328855

Is Bubba Joe's clean?

New York currently lists Bubba Joe's as grade pending, following an inspection on March 2, 2026 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Bubba Joe's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.

When was Bubba Joe's last inspected?

Bubba Joe's has 1 inspection on record going back to March 2, 2026, averaging 25 points.

Bubba Joe's vs Old Astoria

Old Astoria runs 88% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 71 clean, 4 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Old Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 March 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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