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Elite Lounge & Cafe
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2025
- address252-09 Union Turnpike, Queens 11426
- cuisineFusion
- phone9176507761
Is Elite Lounge & Cafe clean?
New York currently lists Elite Lounge & Cafe as grade pending, following an inspection on July 22, 2025 that scored 15 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Elite Lounge & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalHarmful noxious gas or vapor detected. Carbon Monoxide (CO) level exceeds nine (9) ppm
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- ⚠️The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
When was Elite Lounge & Cafe last inspected?
Elite Lounge & Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| December 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Elite Lounge & Cafe vs Bellerose
Bellerose runs 75% clean across 42 tracked restaurants — 30 clean, 2 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 42 spots Cooked tracks in Bellerose, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.