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Riazor Blues
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 27, 2024
- address89-05 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11372
- cuisineTapas
- phone7184248067
Is Riazor Blues clean?
Riazor Blues is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 27, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 Riazor Blues?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was Riazor Blues last inspected?
Riazor Blues has 3 inspections on record going back to April 13, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 55 pts |
| June 27, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| April 13, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Riazor Blues 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 June 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.