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Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score39 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedFebruary 21, 2023
- address100-05 Atlantic Avenue, Queens 11418
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7188477300
Is Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge clean?
Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 21, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. 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 Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalInsufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🐭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.
When was Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge last inspected?
Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2022, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| February 21, 2023 | Grade C | 39 pts |
| July 14, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Heat Caribbean Kitchen & Lounge vs Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill runs 68% clean across 146 tracked restaurants — 91 clean, 15 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 146 spots Cooked tracks in Richmond Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 February 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.