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Sweet Cats Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 4, 2025
- address168-17 Union Turnpike, Queens 11366
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone9292183130
Is Sweet Cats Cafe clean?
Sweet Cats Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Cats Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Sweet Cats Cafe last inspected?
Sweet Cats Cafe has 3 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| September 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| February 1, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
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Against the 46 spots Cooked tracks in Pomonok-Flushing Heights-Hillcrest, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.