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Gourmet Bakery & Deli
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2025
- address96-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11375
- cuisineSandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet
- phone3473224771
Is Gourmet Bakery & Deli clean?
Gourmet Bakery & Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 5, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Gourmet Bakery & Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Gourmet Bakery & Deli last inspected?
Gourmet Bakery & Deli has 5 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 21, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| February 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| January 25, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 12, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Gourmet Bakery & Deli vs Forest Hills
Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 September 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.