Lena's Deli

159 North Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520

Passed re-check · Dec 24, 2025 Directions
82
Good BiteKarma score 82 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Dec 24, 2025: passed with 3 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: 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), cited 3 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Dec 24

    Re-Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor 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)
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
  3. Passed Dec 3

    Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • 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.
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Minor 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)
    • Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Apr 12

    Re-Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
    • Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
    • Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
    • Minor Insects, rodents present
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
  6. Passed Apr 1

    Inspection

    10 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
    • Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Minor Insects, rodents present
    • Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
    • Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
    • Minor 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)
    • Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
    • Minor Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures

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