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Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 21, 2025
- address177-16 Liberty Avenue, Queens 11433
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7185269246
Is Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant clean?
Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant last inspected?
Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 56 pts |
| April 21, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| February 21, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 1, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Jamao Coffee Shop Restaurant vs South Jamaica
South Jamaica runs 70% clean across 31 tracked restaurants — 19 clean, 1 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 31 spots Cooked tracks in South Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 April 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.