Cooked?Juancho Valdez Coffee
health closure
Service stopped by the city.
The current record is a health closure. Read the closing inspection and its date.
- inspection score74 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 17, 2026 →
- address79-06 37 Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7188061464
Is Juancho Valdez Coffee clean?
Juancho Valdez Coffee is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on September 17, 2026. That inspection scored 74 points and cited 3 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Juancho Valdez Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalFood preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
- 🐭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.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was Juancho Valdez Coffee last inspected?
Juancho Valdez Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2026, averaging 50 points.
September 17, 2026 Closed by the city
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View full inspection →April 8, 2026 Score 25
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Juancho Valdez Coffee vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 73% clean across 356 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 39 mid, 52 cooked.
Against the 356 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 September 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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