Nickolas'

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedApril 17, 2025
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2026 →
• address69-45 51 Avenue, Queens 11377
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184249316

Is Nickolas' clean?

Nickolas' currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on April 17, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on October 1, 2026 scoring 22 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Nickolas'?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.

When was Nickolas' last inspected?

Nickolas' has 5 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2022, averaging 23 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

Nickolas' vs Elmhurst-Maspeth

Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 63% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 8 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 86% 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 October 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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