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J.J. Garden
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
- address75-21 31 Avenue, Queens 11370
- cuisineChinese
- phone7188986686
Is J.J. Garden clean?
J.J. Garden is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 25, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at J.J. Garden?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was J.J. Garden last inspected?
J.J. Garden has 4 inspections on record going back to April 24, 2023, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| March 2, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| April 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
J.J. Garden 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 25% 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 March 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.