162 K-TOWN BAR
41-27 162 STREET, Queens, NY 11358
Last inspected Oct 17, 2025
Official source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (nyc.gov) · All data sources
Good. A solid result with some violations on record — more than the top band allows, usually corrected on site or at a follow-up.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 4 inspections on record for 162 K-TOWN BAR, spanning September 2023 to October 2025 — every one straight from NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to good now.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, 4 of them critical items — the kind tied directly to foodborne-illness risk.
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Inspection history
Oct 17, 2025
B5 violations
- 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.
- Critical: Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
- Critical: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- Critical: Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- Critical: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Jan 16, 2025
✕6 violations
- Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- Critical: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- Critical: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- Critical: Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Dec 20, 2023
✕5 violations
- Critical: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- Critical: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- Critical: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
Sep 5, 2023
✕3 violations
- Critical: Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Critical: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- Critical: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
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Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (nyc.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.
