Red Pipes Cafe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 25, 2025 →
• address71-60 Austin Street, Queens 11375
• cuisineCoffee/Tea
• phone7183743436

Is Red Pipes Cafe clean?

Red Pipes Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 25, 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 Red Pipes Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, 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.
• 🗑️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.
• 🛠️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.

When was Red Pipes Cafe last inspected?

Red Pipes Cafe has 5 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023, averaging 19 points.

Red Pipes Cafe vs Forest Hills

Forest Hills runs 77% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 174 clean, 18 mid, 33 cooked.

Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 76% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 November 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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