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The Buffs
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 17, 2026
- address13-13 40 Avenue, Queens 11101
- cuisineThai
- phone7183612362
Is The Buffs clean?
The Buffs is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Buffs?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was The Buffs last inspected?
The Buffs has 2 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2024, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 18, 2024 | Grade A | 4 pts |
The Buffs vs Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City runs 78% clean across 104 tracked restaurants — 76 clean, 6 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 104 spots Cooked tracks in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Long Island City, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.