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Cookerz Blend
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 2, 2025
- address217-84 Hempstead Avenue, Queens 11429
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7187495367
Is Cookerz Blend clean?
Cookerz Blend is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cookerz Blend?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Cookerz Blend last inspected?
Cookerz Blend has 4 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| August 10, 2023 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| May 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
Cookerz Blend vs Queens Village
Queens Village runs 76% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Queens Village, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 January 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.