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Lime & Salt Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 24, 2026
- address98-102 Queens Boulevard, Queens 11374
- cuisineMexican
- phone3478137670
Is Lime & Salt Bar clean?
Lime & Salt Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 24, 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 Lime & Salt Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Lime & Salt Bar last inspected?
Lime & Salt Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to March 26, 2023, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| June 22, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| March 26, 2023 | Grade A | 7 pts |
Lime & Salt Bar vs Forest Hills
Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 March 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.