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Riko
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025
- address78-14 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9292960370
Is Riko clean?
Riko is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2025. 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 Riko?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Riko last inspected?
Riko has 5 inspections on record going back to September 14, 2022, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| February 11, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| May 10, 2023 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| September 14, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
Riko 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 33% 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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.