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Joey's Corner
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2024
- address79-25 Cooper Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisinePizza
- phone5164620168
Is Joey's Corner clean?
Joey's Corner is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 15, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Joey's Corner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧫equipment / surface issuecriticalSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
When was Joey's Corner last inspected?
Joey's Corner has 3 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2024, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| October 15, 2024 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| June 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 82 pts |
Joey's Corner vs Middle Village
Middle Village runs 79% clean across 61 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 61 spots Cooked tracks in Middle Village, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 October 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.