Rainbow Bakery And Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 15, 2025
• address86-18 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11373
• cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
• phone7184788886

Is Rainbow Bakery And Cafe clean?

Rainbow Bakery And Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 15, 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 Rainbow Bakery And Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 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.
• 🌡️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.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.

When was Rainbow Bakery And Cafe last inspected?

Rainbow Bakery And Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to June 7, 2023, averaging 17 points.

Rainbow Bakery And Cafe vs Elmhurst

Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 September 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.