Cooked?La Gran Uruguaya
mid
A raised eyebrow.
The current published rating reads mid. Read the dated record before deciding.
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2025 →
- address85-06 37 Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7185050404
Is La Gran Uruguaya clean?
La Gran Uruguaya is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Gran Uruguaya?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was La Gran Uruguaya last inspected?
La Gran Uruguaya has 4 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2022, averaging 16 points.
Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record
February 6, 2025 B
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View full inspection →July 2, 2024 Score 22
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View full inspection →May 16, 2023 A
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View full inspection →March 30, 2022 A
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La Gran Uruguaya 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 25% 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 February 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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