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Cancun Cafe

health inspection grade · Woodhaven · Queens
😇clean
  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score11 pts
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025 →
  • address86-05 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11421
  • cuisineMexican
  • phone3477206177
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Is Cancun Cafe clean?

Cancun Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cancun Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🛠️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.
  • 🌡️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.
  • 🚿plumbing acting up
    Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was Cancun Cafe last inspected?

Cancun Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2022, averaging 19 points.

February 11, 2025 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 11 pts · 3 failed findings

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October 22, 2024 Score 3 Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection · 3 pts · 1 failed finding

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October 16, 2024 Closed by the city Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection · 13 pts · 5 failed findings

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October 9, 2024 Closed by the city Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 59 pts · 9 failed findings

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September 20, 2023 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 13 pts · 3 failed findings

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November 9, 2022 Score 16 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 16 pts · 5 failed findings

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Cancun Cafe vs Woodhaven

Woodhaven runs 76% clean across 112 tracked restaurants — 77 clean, 9 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 112 spots Cooked tracks in Woodhaven, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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.

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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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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