Barcelo Restaurant

• last posted gradeGrade A · March 28, 2018
• inspection score64 pts
• critical violations6
• last inspectedAugust 23, 2018 →
• address55-33 Myrtle Avenue, Queens 11385
• cuisineLatin American
• phone9179091511

Is Barcelo Restaurant clean?

Barcelo Restaurant is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on August 23, 2018. That inspection scored 64 points and cited 6 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. The last grade the city posted here was A on March 28, 2018, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Barcelo Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 23, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Food contact surface not properly maintained.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.

When was Barcelo Restaurant last inspected?

Barcelo Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to November 30, 2017, averaging 29 points.

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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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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 August 23, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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