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Vela Juice Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2025
- address14-42 27 Avenue, Queens 11102
- cuisineJuice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads
- phone7187770515
Is Vela Juice Bar clean?
Vela Juice Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 31, 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 Vela Juice Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalFood containing a prohibited substance held, kept, offered, prepared, processed, packaged, or served.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Vela Juice Bar last inspected?
Vela Juice Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to July 17, 2023, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 9, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| July 17, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Vela Juice Bar vs Old Astoria
Old Astoria runs 85% clean across 88 tracked restaurants — 69 clean, 3 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 88 spots Cooked tracks in Old Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 October 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.