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Chef Papa
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 14, 2025
- address42-05 162 Street, Queens 11358
- cuisineSoutheast Asian
- phone9175028510
Is Chef Papa clean?
Chef Papa is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 14, 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 Chef Papa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🍽️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.
When was Chef Papa last inspected?
Chef Papa has 3 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2023, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 27, 2024 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| June 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
Chef Papa vs East Flushing
East Flushing runs 61% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 27 clean, 7 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in East Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 March 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.