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Pink Forest
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 17, 2026
- address72-01 Austin Street, Queens 11375
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone6462878862
Is Pink Forest clean?
Pink Forest is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pink Forest?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2026, 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Pink Forest last inspected?
Pink Forest has 4 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 25, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| June 7, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
Pink Forest vs Forest Hills
Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.
Other spots in Forest Hills
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 May 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.