Pupuseria Ridgewood

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 22, 2026
• address71-20 Fresh Pond Road, Queens 11385
• cuisineLatin American
• phone3475990858

Is Pupuseria Ridgewood clean?

Pupuseria Ridgewood is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 22, 2026. 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 Pupuseria Ridgewood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, 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.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Pupuseria Ridgewood last inspected?

Pupuseria Ridgewood has 3 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2024, averaging 14 points.

Pupuseria Ridgewood vs Ridgewood

Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.

Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 75% of them.

Other spots in Ridgewood

• A Wings & Seafood
  clean · September 26, 2025
• ⏳ Simon's Kitchen
  cooked · January 22, 2026
• B Bhojan
  mid · April 1, 2025
• A China House
  clean · February 4, 2025
• B Angelinana Sushi
  mid · July 10, 2025
• A Il Gigante
  clean · July 15, 2026

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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 June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.