Cooked?Baraka Deli & Grocery
health closure
Service stopped by the city.
The current record is a health closure. Read the closing inspection and its date.
- inspection score56 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 20, 2024 →
- address25-08 37 Avenue, Queens 11101
- cuisineOther
- phone7184409049
Is Baraka Deli & Grocery clean?
Baraka Deli & Grocery is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on September 20, 2024. That inspection scored 56 points and cited 2 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Baraka Deli & Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 20, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalNo approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalInsufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
When was Baraka Deli & Grocery last inspected?
Baraka Deli & Grocery has 3 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2024, averaging 53 points.
September 20, 2024 Closed by the city
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View full inspection →September 4, 2024 Closed by the city
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View full inspection →August 5, 2024 Score 31
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 20, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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