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Hibiscus Restaurant Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 2, 2025
- address124-02 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11420
- cuisineChinese
- phone7188431111
Is Hibiscus Restaurant Express clean?
Hibiscus Restaurant Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 2, 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 Hibiscus Restaurant Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🚿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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Hibiscus Restaurant Express last inspected?
Hibiscus Restaurant Express has 5 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2022, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 21, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| January 31, 2024 | closed by the city | 38 pts |
| October 5, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| August 29, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Hibiscus Restaurant Express vs South Ozone Park
South Ozone Park runs 76% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 18 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in South Ozone Park, this one comes out cleaner than 52% of them.
Other spots in South Ozone Park
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 April 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.