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Charo Restaurant
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2026
- address102-01 37 Avenue, Queens 11368
- cuisineSpanish
- phone7187797730
Is Charo Restaurant clean?
New York currently lists Charo Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on January 23, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on August 21, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Charo Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Charo Restaurant last inspected?
Charo Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| December 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| September 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 10 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade C | 42 pts |
| June 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
Charo Restaurant vs North Corona
North Corona runs 73% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 25 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 January 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.