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Rudy's Deli
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 16, 2025
- address54-30 48 Street, Queens 11378
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3474563556
Is Rudy's Deli clean?
Rudy's Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 16, 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 Rudy's Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Rudy's Deli last inspected?
Rudy's Deli has 4 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 20, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| July 15, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Rudy's Deli vs Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth
Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth runs 76% clean across 540 tracked restaurants — 359 clean, 31 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 540 spots Cooked tracks in Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 45% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.