The Latin Corner

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedAugust 7, 2025
• inspection score36 pts
• critical violations5
• last inspectedAugust 18, 2026 →
• address116-20 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11418
• cuisineSpanish
• phone9293404205

Is The Latin Corner clean?

The Latin Corner currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on August 7, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 18, 2026 scoring 36 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at The Latin Corner?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was The Latin Corner last inspected?

The Latin Corner has 4 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2024, averaging 32 points.

The Latin Corner vs Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill runs 69% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 93 clean, 14 mid, 28 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Richmond Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.

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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 August 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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