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Don Alex
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score33 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
- address106-26 Corona Avenue, Queens 11368
- cuisinePeruvian
- phone7182718687
Is Don Alex clean?
New York currently lists Don Alex as grade pending, following an inspection on July 14, 2026 that scored 33 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on November 28, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Don Alex?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🍽️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 Don Alex last inspected?
Don Alex has 8 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2024, averaging 44 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| April 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| November 28, 2025 | Grade C | 49 pts |
| September 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 57 pts |
| April 30, 2025 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| March 11, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 47 pts |
| August 19, 2024 | Grade C | 48 pts |
| February 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 50 pts |
Don Alex vs Corona
Corona runs 71% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 48 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.