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Momo Ashi
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 9, 2025
- address147-05 45 Avenue, Queens 11355
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone5186573505
Is Momo Ashi clean?
Momo Ashi is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on January 9, 2025. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Momo Ashi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Momo Ashi last inspected?
Momo Ashi has 5 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2023, averaging 43 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2025 | closed by the city | 59 pts |
| January 9, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| December 12, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
| June 27, 2023 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| May 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 57 pts |
Momo Ashi vs East Flushing
East Flushing runs 61% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 27 clean, 7 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in East Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in East Flushing
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 January 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.