Valdes House Bar Restaurant

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 13, 2025
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 10, 2026 →
• address91-09 31 Avenue, Queens 11369
• cuisineLatin American
• phone3478853498

Is Valdes House Bar Restaurant clean?

Valdes House Bar Restaurant currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 13, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 10, 2026 scoring 22 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Valdes House Bar Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 10, 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.
• 🛠️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.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Valdes House Bar Restaurant last inspected?

Valdes House Bar Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to April 22, 2022, averaging 19 points.

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Against the 352 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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.

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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 August 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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