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Telly's Taverna
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score16 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 10, 2025
- address28-11 23 Avenue, Queens 11105
- cuisineGreek
- phone9177491880
Is Telly's Taverna clean?
Telly's Taverna is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 10, 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 Telly's Taverna?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿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.
- 🍽️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.
- 🪰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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Telly's Taverna last inspected?
Telly's Taverna has 3 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2025 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| September 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| March 21, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Telly's Taverna vs Steinway
Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
Other spots in Steinway
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 November 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.