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Temple Canteen
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 10, 2025
- address45-57 Bowne Street, Queens 11355
- cuisineIndian
- phone7184608484
Is Temple Canteen clean?
Temple Canteen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 10, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Temple Canteen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 10, 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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Temple Canteen last inspected?
Temple Canteen has 5 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| July 15, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 24, 2023 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| May 12, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| January 25, 2023 | Grade B | 27 pts |
Temple Canteen vs East Flushing
East Flushing runs 61% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 27 clean, 7 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in East Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
Other spots in East Flushing
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, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.