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La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2024
- address1037 Beach 20 Street, Queens 11691
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7184711223
Is La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway clean?
La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 11, 2024. 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 La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🚿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.
When was La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway last inspected?
La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway has 3 inspections on record going back to May 26, 2022, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 22, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 26, 2022 | Grade A | 5 pts |
La Palma Restaurant Of Far Rockaway vs Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Far Rockaway-Bayswater runs 71% clean across 45 tracked restaurants — 29 clean, 5 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 45 spots Cooked tracks in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, this one comes out cleaner than 76% 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 December 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.