Sheriff Street Restaurant & Lounge
12009 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11419
Passed re-check · Jan 29, 2025 Directions
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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 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Jan 29, 2025: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Nov 4, 2024. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- #87 in New York's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jan 29
Cycle Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Minor Wash hands sign not posted near or above handwashing sink
- Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- 2024
- Failed Nov 4
Cycle Inspection
11 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Critical Food protection certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations
- Critical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- 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-contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred
- 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
- Minor Nonfood-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
- Minor Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- 2023
- Passed Aug 9
Pre-permit (Operational)
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Failed Jul 27
Pre-permit (Operational)
4 violations, 2 critical
- 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 Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored
- Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
- Minor Nonfood-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
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BiteKarma scores around Sheriff Street Restaurant & Lounge, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.