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Taste Of Punjab
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score25 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 10, 2024
- address95-04 Van Wyck Expressway, Queens 11419
- cuisineIndian
- phone3473028579
Is Taste Of Punjab clean?
Taste Of Punjab is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 10, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Taste Of Punjab?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 10, 2024, 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.
- 🍽️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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Taste Of Punjab last inspected?
Taste Of Punjab has 3 inspections on record going back to June 28, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 50 pts |
| December 10, 2024 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| June 28, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
Taste Of Punjab vs Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill runs 68% clean across 146 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 15 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 146 spots Cooked tracks in Richmond Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 December 10, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.