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La Panaderia Totopan
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 16, 2025
- address145-11 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3476083154
Is La Panaderia Totopan clean?
La Panaderia Totopan is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 16, 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 Panaderia Totopan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2025, 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.
- 🐭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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️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 Panaderia Totopan last inspected?
La Panaderia Totopan has 4 inspections on record going back to January 22, 2025, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | — | |
| August 13, 2025 | — | |
| April 16, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| January 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
La Panaderia Totopan vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 April 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.