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Carnitas N Fiestas
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 17, 2025
- address52-03 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineMexican
- phone3474036446
Is Carnitas N Fiestas clean?
Carnitas N Fiestas is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 17, 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 Carnitas N Fiestas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 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.
- 🛠️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 Carnitas N Fiestas last inspected?
Carnitas N Fiestas has 1 inspection on record going back to April 17, 2025, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Carnitas N Fiestas vs Maspeth
Maspeth runs 71% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 11 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Maspeth, 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.
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 April 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.