Jamaica Pool & Pizza

• inspection score74 pts
• critical violations6
• last inspectedFebruary 21, 2020 →
• address179-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11432
• cuisinePizza
• phone3475617792

Is Jamaica Pool & Pizza clean?

Jamaica Pool & Pizza is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on February 21, 2020. That inspection scored 74 points and cited 6 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Jamaica Pool & Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Lighting Inadequate
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation system not provided, improperly installed, in disrepair and/or fails to prevent excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation vapors, odors, smoke, and fumes.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Accurate thermometer not provided in refrigerated or hot holding equipment.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Hand wash sign not posted

When was Jamaica Pool & Pizza last inspected?

Jamaica Pool & Pizza has 2 inspections on record going back to January 14, 2020, averaging 61 points.

Jamaica Pool & Pizza vs Jamaica

Jamaica runs 75% clean across 233 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 34 cooked.

Against the 233 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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