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Carvel
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
- address161-02 Union Turnpike, Queens 11366
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone7185913801
Is Carvel clean?
Carvel is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 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 Carvel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
When was Carvel last inspected?
Carvel has 4 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| December 18, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| February 23, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| April 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
Carvel vs Pomonok-Flushing Heights-Hillcrest
Pomonok-Flushing Heights-Hillcrest runs 76% clean across 46 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 2 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 46 spots Cooked tracks in Pomonok-Flushing Heights-Hillcrest, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.