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Buddy's Wonder Bar
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 25, 2024
- address17 Harrison Avenue, Staten Island 10302
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7184429768
Is Buddy's Wonder Bar clean?
Buddy's Wonder Bar is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 25, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Buddy's Wonder Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Buddy's Wonder Bar last inspected?
Buddy's Wonder Bar has 4 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| January 25, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 1, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| May 23, 2022 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Buddy's Wonder Bar vs Port Richmond
Port Richmond runs 74% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Port Richmond, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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.
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 January 25, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.