La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street)

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score31 pts
• critical violations6
• last inspectedJune 27, 2019 →
• address691 Bay Street, Staten Island 10304
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7183448927

Is La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street) clean?

La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street) is currently Grade C from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 27, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 6 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street)?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
• 🕳️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.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
• 🧽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.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.

When was La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street) last inspected?

La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street) has 3 inspections on record going back to March 13, 2017, averaging 35 points.

La Cueva (Entrance On Dock Street) vs Stapleton-Rosebank

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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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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 June 27, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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