El Pollo Inka Peru

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score27 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 20, 2025 →
• address89-12 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11372
• cuisinePeruvian
• phone7185052822

Is El Pollo Inka Peru clean?

El Pollo Inka Peru is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at El Pollo Inka Peru?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🍽️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.

When was El Pollo Inka Peru last inspected?

El Pollo Inka Peru has 5 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2023, averaging 37 points.

El Pollo Inka Peru vs Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights runs 74% clean across 352 tracked restaurants — 245 clean, 38 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 352 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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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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 June 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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