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Playground
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 9, 2025
- address71-30 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineThai
- phone7187797912
Is Playground clean?
Playground is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 9, 2025. 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 Playground?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Playground last inspected?
Playground has 5 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| January 26, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| August 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
Playground 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 40% of them.
Other spots in Elmhurst-Maspeth
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 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.