Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score11 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 11, 2026 →
• address129-21 14 Avenue, Queens 11356
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7184459240

Is Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli clean?

Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 11, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli last inspected?

Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli has 4 inspections on record going back to September 9, 2024, averaging 16 points.

Benateri's Italian Gourmet Deli vs College Point

College Point runs 78% clean across 60 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 2 mid, 9 cooked.

Against the 60 spots Cooked tracks in College Point, this one comes out cleaner than 53% of them.

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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 June 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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