Buddy's Cafe & Playplace

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score22 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 23, 2024
• address262 Arden Avenue, Staten Island 10312
• cuisineChicken
• phone3472499449

Is Buddy's Cafe & Playplace clean?

Buddy's Cafe & Playplace is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 23, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Buddy's Cafe & Playplace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 23, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Buddy's Cafe & Playplace last inspected?

Buddy's Cafe & Playplace has 2 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2024, averaging 27 points.

Buddy's Cafe & Playplace vs Arden Heights

Arden Heights runs 71% clean across 8 tracked restaurants — 5 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.

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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.

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 November 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.