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Saffron Indian Cuisine
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address1819 Palmetto Street, Queens 11385
- cuisineIndian
- phone3474575896
Is Saffron Indian Cuisine clean?
New York currently lists Saffron Indian Cuisine as grade pending, following an inspection on January 15, 2026 that scored 22 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Saffron Indian Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🍽️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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Saffron Indian Cuisine last inspected?
Saffron Indian Cuisine has 1 inspection on record going back to January 15, 2026, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
Saffron Indian Cuisine vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 January 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.