Tierra Nueva

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 5, 2025 →
• address19-21 Mott Avenue, Queens 11691
• cuisineLatin American
• phone5166681058

Is Tierra Nueva clean?

New York currently lists Tierra Nueva as grade pending, following an inspection on August 5, 2025 that scored 11 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Tierra Nueva?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was Tierra Nueva last inspected?

Tierra Nueva has 1 inspection on record going back to August 5, 2025, averaging 11 points.

Tierra Nueva vs Far Rockaway-Bayswater

Far Rockaway-Bayswater runs 74% clean across 45 tracked restaurants — 31 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 45 spots Cooked tracks in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 August 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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