Cooked?
O Grove Tavern
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 28, 2025
- address88-09 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11421
- cuisineSpanish
- phone7184336346
Is O Grove Tavern clean?
O Grove Tavern is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 28, 2025. 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 O Grove Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was O Grove Tavern last inspected?
O Grove Tavern has 1 inspection on record going back to July 28, 2025, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
O Grove Tavern vs Woodhaven
Woodhaven runs 77% clean across 111 tracked restaurants — 78 clean, 8 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 111 spots Cooked tracks in Woodhaven, this one comes out cleaner than 47% of them.
Other spots in Woodhaven
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 July 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.