Patacon Pisao

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 18, 2025
• address85-22 Grand Avenue, Queens 11373
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7188998922

Is Patacon Pisao clean?

Patacon Pisao is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 18, 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 Patacon Pisao?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Patacon Pisao last inspected?

Patacon Pisao has 6 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2022, averaging 16 points.

Patacon Pisao vs Elmhurst-Maspeth

Elmhurst-Maspeth runs 60% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 42 clean, 10 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst-Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 July 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.