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Fontana Pizzeria
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 9, 2024
- address65-26 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11379
- cuisinePizza
- phone7187868292
Is Fontana Pizzeria clean?
Fontana Pizzeria is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 9, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Fontana Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Fontana Pizzeria last inspected?
Fontana Pizzeria has 2 inspections on record going back to July 9, 2024, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| July 9, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Fontana Pizzeria vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 9, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.