Cooked?Kafe
decision pending
New visit. Decision pending.
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not posted a settled grade for this visit.
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 24, 2026 →
- address1080 Cypress Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineAmerican
- phone3479526010
Is Kafe clean?
New York currently lists Kafe as grade pending, following an inspection on September 24, 2026 that scored 20 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Kafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🌡️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.
When was Kafe last inspected?
Kafe has 3 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2025, averaging 31 points.
September 24, 2026 Score 20
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View full inspection →April 7, 2026 Score 41
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View full inspection →May 7, 2025 Score 31
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View full inspection →Kafe vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 301 tracked restaurants — 210 clean, 31 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 301 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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