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Taste Of Italy Pizzeria
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 11, 2026
- address29-16 Crescent Street, Queens 11102
- cuisinePizza
- phone7182045427
Is Taste Of Italy Pizzeria clean?
New York currently lists Taste Of Italy Pizzeria as grade pending, following an inspection on May 11, 2026 that scored 26 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on March 19, 2024.
What did inspectors find at Taste Of Italy Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪳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.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Taste Of Italy Pizzeria last inspected?
Taste Of Italy Pizzeria has 3 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2024, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Taste Of Italy Pizzeria vs Old Astoria
Old Astoria runs 85% clean across 88 tracked restaurants — 69 clean, 3 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 88 spots Cooked tracks in Old Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.