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Jamaican Best Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026
- address204-08 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11423
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7184544321
Is Jamaican Best Restaurant clean?
Jamaican Best Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 14, 2026. 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 Jamaican Best Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿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.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🛠️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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
When was Jamaican Best Restaurant last inspected?
Jamaican Best Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 12, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 15, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Jamaican Best Restaurant vs Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood runs 78% clean across 53 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 2 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 53 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.