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The Lowery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 24, 2025
- address43-02 43 Avenue, Queens 11104
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9292080054
Is The Lowery clean?
The Lowery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 24, 2025. 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 Lowery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was The Lowery last inspected?
The Lowery has 3 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| July 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| October 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
The Lowery vs Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth
Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth runs 76% clean across 540 tracked restaurants — 359 clean, 31 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 540 spots Cooked tracks in Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 November 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.