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CAFE 52

51-29 43 AVENUE, Queens, NY 11377

Last inspected Jan 6, 2025

Excellent. Top marks — the latest inspection found no serious issues, or few enough to earn the health department's best band.

A
Excellent

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Inspection history

  1. Jan 6, 2025

    A
    3 violations
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Critical:Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
    • Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
  2. Jan 19, 2024

    B
    7 violations
    • Critical:Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Critical:Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • Critical:Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
    • 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.
    • Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
  3. Jun 14, 2023

    7 violations
    • Critical:Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
    • Critical: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.
    • Critical:Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
    • 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:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  4. Feb 13, 2023

    C
    7 violations
    • Critical:Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
    • Critical:Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
    • Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • 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.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
  5. Dec 20, 2022

    9 violations
    • 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:Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
    • Critical:Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
    • Critical:Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
    • 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.
    • Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    • Critical:Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
    • Critical:Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  6. Jan 31, 2022

    B
    6 violations
    • Critical:Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
    • Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
    • Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
    • Critical:Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
    • Critical:Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
    • Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.

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