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Royal Rooster Hotpot
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 17, 2023
- address253-11 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11362
- cuisineOther
- phone3478368332
Is Royal Rooster Hotpot clean?
Royal Rooster Hotpot is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 17, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — 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 Royal Rooster Hotpot?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueMechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
When was Royal Rooster Hotpot last inspected?
Royal Rooster Hotpot has 2 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 13, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| August 17, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Royal Rooster Hotpot vs Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck
Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck runs 81% clean across 76 tracked restaurants — 56 clean, 2 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 76 spots Cooked tracks in Douglas Manor-Douglaston-Little Neck, this one comes out cleaner than 54% 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 August 17, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.