The Freakin Rican

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedApril 17, 2025
• inspection score2 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 13, 2026 →
• address43-06 34 Avenue, Queens 11101
• cuisineLatin American
• phone9293491080

Is The Freakin Rican clean?

New York currently lists The Freakin Rican as grade pending, following an inspection on October 13, 2026 that scored 2 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 April 17, 2025.

What did inspectors find at The Freakin Rican?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 The Freakin Rican last inspected?

The Freakin Rican has 5 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2022, averaging 15 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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Against the 522 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 October 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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