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Tong's Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 25, 2026
- address41-51 Main Street, Queens 11355
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7184613989
Is Tong's Cafe clean?
Tong's Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 25, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tong's Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
When was Tong's Cafe last inspected?
Tong's Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to August 25, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| January 21, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 25, 2023 | Grade B | 24 pts |
Tong's Cafe vs Flushing
Flushing runs 64% clean across 625 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 60 mid, 132 cooked.
Against the 625 spots Cooked tracks in Flushing, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 June 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.