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Dave's Hot Chicken
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address90-15 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11373
- cuisineChicken
- phone5165324757
Is Dave's Hot Chicken clean?
Dave's Hot Chicken is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 15, 2026. 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 Dave's Hot Chicken?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
- 🌡️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.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
When was Dave's Hot Chicken last inspected?
Dave's Hot Chicken has 1 inspection on record going back to April 15, 2026, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Dave's Hot Chicken 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 83% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.