Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedNovember 13, 2025
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 7, 2026 →
• address73-28 Bell Boulevard, Queens 11364
• cuisineItalian
• phone3479816074

Is Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant clean?

Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 13, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 7, 2026 scoring 13 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant last inspected?

Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to May 27, 2025, averaging 23 points.

Cugini Pizzeria & Restaurant vs Oakland Gardens

Oakland Gardens runs 77% clean across 54 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 4 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 54 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland Gardens, this one comes out cleaner than 58% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 April 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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