Kate's Corner Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 30, 2025
• address41-25 20 Avenue, Queens 11105
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7189562929

Is Kate's Corner Cafe clean?

Kate's Corner Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Kate's Corner Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.

When was Kate's Corner Cafe last inspected?

Kate's Corner Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2022, averaging 15 points.

Kate's Corner Cafe vs Steinway

Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 May 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.