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El Cafecito De Mama
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 11, 2026
- address40-12 104 Street, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9177709055
Is El Cafecito De Mama clean?
El Cafecito De Mama is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 11, 2026. 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 El Cafecito De Mama?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽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 El Cafecito De Mama last inspected?
El Cafecito De Mama has 4 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 19, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| April 25, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
El Cafecito De Mama vs North Corona
North Corona runs 73% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 25 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 27% of them.
Other spots in North Corona
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 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.