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Chipotle Mexican Grill
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2025
- address40-37 82 Street, Queens 11373
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone3475071261
Is Chipotle Mexican Grill clean?
Chipotle Mexican Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 21, 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2025, 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
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
When was Chipotle Mexican Grill last inspected?
Chipotle Mexican Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2023, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| December 5, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Chipotle Mexican Grill vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 July 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.