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Happy Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address80-12 37 Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineJapanese
- phone7188031600
Is Happy Kitchen clean?
Happy Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 5, 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 Happy Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating informationFailure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
When was Happy Kitchen last inspected?
Happy Kitchen has 4 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| May 23, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 10, 2022 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Happy Kitchen vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 78% 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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.