Mercato Kitchen & Cocktails
4958 Merrick Road, Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Passed re-check · Oct 30, 2025 Directions
78
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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Oct 30, 2025: passed with 2 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces, cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- 3 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 30
Re-Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Passed Oct 17
Re-Inspection
3 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 Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Passed Sep 8
Inspection
6 violations, 2 critical
- 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 Shellfish not from approved sources, improperly tagged/labeled, tags not retained 90 days.
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
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