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Butter Better Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2025
- address42-09 162 Street, Queens 11358
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9293651996
Is Butter Better Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Butter Better Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on November 19, 2025 that scored 4 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Butter Better Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Butter Better Cafe last inspected?
Butter Better Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2025, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 4 pts |
| July 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Butter Better Cafe vs East Flushing
East Flushing runs 61% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 27 clean, 7 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in East Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 November 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.