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La Guardia Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 1, 2026
- address97-02 23 Avenue, Queens 11369
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7184580001
Is La Guardia Cafe clean?
La Guardia Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 1, 2026. 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 La Guardia Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
When was La Guardia Cafe last inspected?
La Guardia Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 19, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 17, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| July 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| November 27, 2024 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| April 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
La Guardia Cafe vs East Elmhurst
East Elmhurst runs 74% clean across 39 tracked restaurants — 26 clean, 5 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 39 spots Cooked tracks in East Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.