The Monster Crab

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedDecember 21, 2023
• inspection score26 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 4, 2026 →
• address211-35 26 Avenue, Queens 11360
• cuisineSeafood
• phone3477520318

Is The Monster Crab clean?

New York currently lists The Monster Crab as grade pending, following an inspection on May 4, 2026 that scored 26 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 December 21, 2023.

What did inspectors find at The Monster Crab?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was The Monster Crab last inspected?

The Monster Crab has 4 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2023, averaging 32 points.

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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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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