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Star Mountain Coffee
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedJune 26, 2024
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 27, 2026
- address141 Jfk International Airport, Queens 11430
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7185536787
Is Star Mountain Coffee clean?
Star Mountain Coffee currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on June 26, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on July 27, 2026 scoring 21 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Star Mountain Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueLighting inadequate; permanent lighting not provided in food preparation areas, ware washing areas, and storage rooms. Shatterproof bulb or shield to prevent broken glass from falling into food or onto surfaces, not installed.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Star Mountain Coffee last inspected?
Star Mountain Coffee has 3 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| June 26, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 15, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
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 July 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.