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Tia Julia Restaurant
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 2, 2025
- address40-08 Case Street, Queens 11373
- cuisineMexican
- phone9294243220
Is Tia Julia Restaurant clean?
Tia Julia Restaurant is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Tia Julia Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 Tia Julia Restaurant last inspected?
Tia Julia Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to August 14, 2023, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| May 2, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| August 14, 2023 | Grade B | 33 pts |
Tia Julia Restaurant vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 May 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.