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Taste Of The Town
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score23 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 25, 2026
- address120-21 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11418
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7188508862
Is Taste Of The Town clean?
New York currently lists Taste Of The Town as grade pending, following an inspection on June 25, 2026 that scored 23 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 January 8, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Taste Of The Town?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️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.
When was Taste Of The Town last inspected?
Taste Of The Town has 4 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| May 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| January 8, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 15, 2024 | Grade B | 25 pts |
Taste Of The Town 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 12% 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 June 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.