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Richie's Place
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 19, 2026
- address169-02 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11432
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7182974006
Is Richie's Place clean?
Richie's Place is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 19, 2026. 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 Richie's Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Richie's Place last inspected?
Richie's Place has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2024, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 12, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 15, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Richie's Place vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.