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Cocina Mama Rosa
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2025
- address689 Seneca Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7184171111
Is Cocina Mama Rosa clean?
Cocina Mama Rosa is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cocina Mama Rosa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍽️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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
When was Cocina Mama Rosa last inspected?
Cocina Mama Rosa has 6 inspections on record going back to March 8, 2023, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| January 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 49 pts |
| July 18, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| July 13, 2023 | closed by the city | 65 pts |
| March 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 68 pts |
Cocina Mama Rosa vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 February 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.