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Goldwater Bar & Grill
- gradeGrade C
- inspection score45 pts
- critical violations5
- last inspectedMay 12, 2026
- address218-28 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11413
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone3473698205
Is Goldwater Bar & Grill clean?
Goldwater Bar & Grill is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Goldwater Bar & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Goldwater Bar & Grill last inspected?
Goldwater Bar & Grill has 2 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2025, averaging 42 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | Grade C | 45 pts |
| December 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 38 pts |
Goldwater Bar & Grill vs Laurelton
Laurelton runs 83% clean across 46 tracked restaurants — 33 clean, 0 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 46 spots Cooked tracks in Laurelton, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.