Caraotas

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 31, 2024
• inspection score17 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedNovember 15, 2025 →
• address92-02 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11421
• cuisineFusion
• phone3472333873

Is Caraotas clean?

Caraotas currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 31, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on November 15, 2025 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Caraotas?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.

When was Caraotas last inspected?

Caraotas has 2 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2024, averaging 14 points.

Caraotas 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 63% 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 November 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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