Grey Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score5 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 3, 2025
• address195-19 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11358
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7182292342

Is Grey Cafe clean?

Grey Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 3, 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 Grey Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Grey Cafe last inspected?

Grey Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2023, averaging 8 points.

Grey Cafe vs Auburndale

Auburndale runs 81% clean across 43 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 43 spots Cooked tracks in Auburndale, this one comes out cleaner than 93% 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 June 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.