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Cielito Lindo
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 5, 2025
- address88-11 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineMexican
- phone3478429080
Is Cielito Lindo clean?
Cielito Lindo is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 5, 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 Cielito Lindo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Cielito Lindo last inspected?
Cielito Lindo has 3 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| June 15, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Cielito Lindo vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.