Cooked?Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedJanuary 10, 2022
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2023 →
- address463 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10302
- cuisineFrozen Desserts
- phone9178300084
Is Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks clean?
Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 10, 2022 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on March 28, 2023 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick worker near the foodcriticalFood worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks last inspected?
Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks has 2 inspections on record going back to January 10, 2022, averaging 13 points.
March 28, 2023 Score 17
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View full inspection →January 10, 2022 A
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View full inspection →Botanas Mexican Ice Cream & Snacks vs Port Richmond
Port Richmond runs 74% clean across 58 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 58 spots Cooked tracks in Port Richmond, this one comes out cleaner than 66% 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 March 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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