Chai Wala

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 1, 2026 →
• address90-15 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11416
• cuisinePakistani
• phone3472381718

Is Chai Wala clean?

Chai Wala is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 1, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chai Wala?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️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.
• 🧽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.

When was Chai Wala last inspected?

Chai Wala has 3 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2024, averaging 18 points.

Chai Wala 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 24% 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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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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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