Taste of the Town

12021 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11418

Passed · Jan 8, 2025 Directions
83
Good BiteKarma score 83 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 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Jan 8, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical. 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 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Jan 8

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Mar 15

    Cycle Inspection

    4 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Critical Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
  5. 2023
  6. Failed May 18

    Cycle Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers
    • Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
    • Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
    • Minor 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
  7. 2022
  8. Passed May 4

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Thawing procedures improper
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Nonfood-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

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