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Valdes House Bar Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2025
- address91-09 31 Avenue, Queens 11369
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3478853498
Is Valdes House Bar Restaurant clean?
Valdes House Bar Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 13, 2025. 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 Valdes House Bar Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🛠️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 Valdes House Bar Restaurant last inspected?
Valdes House Bar Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| June 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| April 22, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Valdes House Bar Restaurant vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 January 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.