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Star Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address183-03 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens 11365
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9175619929
Is Star Cafe clean?
Star Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 15, 2026. 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 Star Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
When was Star Cafe last inspected?
Star Cafe has 1 inspection on record going back to January 15, 2026, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Star Cafe vs Auburndale
Auburndale runs 81% clean across 43 tracked restaurants — 34 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 43 spots Cooked tracks in Auburndale, this one comes out cleaner than 83% 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.