Elena's 43 Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 12, 2026 →
• address89-48 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens 11427
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184684500

Is Elena's 43 Restaurant clean?

Elena's 43 Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 12, 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 Elena's 43 Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Elena's 43 Restaurant last inspected?

Elena's 43 Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2023, averaging 23 points.

Elena's 43 Restaurant vs Hollis

Hollis runs 76% clean across 31 tracked restaurants — 22 clean, 1 mid, 6 cooked.

Against the 31 spots Cooked tracks in Hollis, this one comes out cleaner than 55% 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 February 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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