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El Cafetal Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 10, 2025
- address102-25 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11418
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7188058204
Is El Cafetal Bakery clean?
El Cafetal Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 10, 2025. 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 El Cafetal Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 10, 2025, 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.
When was El Cafetal Bakery last inspected?
El Cafetal Bakery has 7 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2023, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 22, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 12, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| March 29, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| February 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| March 9, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
El Cafetal Bakery vs Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill runs 68% clean across 146 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 15 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 146 spots Cooked tracks in Richmond Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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 December 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.