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New Joy Kitchen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score2 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
- address138-36 86 Avenue, Queens 11435
- cuisineChinese
- phone7185580866
Is New Joy Kitchen clean?
New Joy Kitchen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at New Joy Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 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.
When was New Joy Kitchen last inspected?
New Joy Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Grade A | 2 pts |
| March 15, 2024 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| May 4, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
New Joy Kitchen vs Briarwood-Jamaica Hills
Briarwood-Jamaica Hills runs 71% clean across 75 tracked restaurants — 48 clean, 5 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 75 spots Cooked tracks in Briarwood-Jamaica Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 93% 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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.