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LIBRARY CAFE
274 MAIN STREET, FARMINGDALE, NY 11735
Last inspected Dec 23, 2025
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.
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Inspection history
Dec 23, 2025
✓Dec 22, 2025
✓3 violations
- Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Feb 6, 2024
✓1 violation
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
Jan 30, 2024
✕3 violations
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
Oct 7, 2022
✓Sep 19, 2022
✕7 violations
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Insects, rodents present
Mar 15, 2022
✓Dec 7, 2021
✓3 violations
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Oct 22, 2019
✓2 violations
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Oct 8, 2019
✕5 violations
- Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Insects, rodents present
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
- Critical: Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
Nov 29, 2018
✓3 violations
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Insects, rodents present
- Adequate, leakproof, non-absorbent, vermin-proof, covered containers not provided where needed
Aug 8, 2017
✓Jul 17, 2017
✕3 violations
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Insects, rodents present
Oct 27, 2016
✓Sep 30, 2016
✕4 violations
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Critical: Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
- Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Critical: Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
Jan 25, 2016
✓Dec 29, 2015
✕1 violation
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Nov 9, 2015
✕5 violations
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Garbage storage areas not properly constructed or maintained, creating a nuisance
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Sep 1, 2015
✓Jul 30, 2015
✕9 violations
- Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
- Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Apr 29, 2015
✓Apr 17, 2015
✓3 violations
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Apr 15, 2015
✓5 violations
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Apr 14, 2015
✕23 violations
- Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
- Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
- Critical: Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
- Critical: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
- Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Critical: Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Critical: Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45�F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38�F during cold holding.
- Critical: Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
- Critical: Food workers prepare raw and cooked or ready to eat food products without 'thorough handwashing and sanitary glove changing in between.
- Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Critical: Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
- Tobacco is used; eating, drinking in food preparation, dishwashing food storage areas
- Critical: Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Critical: Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
- In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
- Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Mar 10, 2014
✓3 violations
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
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