Cooked?Buen Sabor Latino
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 6, 2025 →
- address96-07 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11375
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7165753350
Is Buen Sabor Latino clean?
Buen Sabor Latino is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Buen Sabor Latino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧽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 Buen Sabor Latino last inspected?
Buen Sabor Latino has 1 inspection on record going back to May 6, 2025, averaging 13 points.
May 6, 2025 A
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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 May 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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