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Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 26, 2025
- address45-18 104 Street, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3474357548
Is Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant clean?
Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant last inspected?
Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to December 23, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| February 26, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| December 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant vs Corona
Corona runs 71% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 48 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 February 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.