Pio Pio To Go

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 15, 2025
• address84-21 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11372
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184261010

Is Pio Pio To Go clean?

Pio Pio To Go is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.

What did inspectors find at Pio Pio To Go?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
  Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🚿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.

When was Pio Pio To Go last inspected?

Pio Pio To Go has 4 inspections on record going back to March 27, 2023, averaging 17 points.

Pio Pio To Go vs Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.

Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.