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Chicken Is Back
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026
- address254-22 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11362
- cuisineChicken
- phone4695441234
Is Chicken Is Back clean?
Chicken Is Back is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chicken Is Back?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🛠️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 Chicken Is Back last inspected?
Chicken Is Back has 4 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2024, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| May 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 9, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Chicken Is Back vs Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck
Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck runs 81% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 56 clean, 2 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck, this one comes out cleaner than 93% 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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.