Makaya Bistro

• last posted gradeGrade B · April 21, 2023
• inspection score63 pts
• critical violations5
• last inspectedApril 26, 2024 →
• address189-30 Linden Boulevard, Queens 11412
• cuisineCreole
• phone7186002282

Is Makaya Bistro clean?

Makaya Bistro is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on April 26, 2024. That inspection scored 63 points and cited 5 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. The last grade the city posted here was B on April 21, 2023, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Makaya Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧊food not cooled down rightcritical
  After 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.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was Makaya Bistro last inspected?

Makaya Bistro has 3 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2023, averaging 36 points.

Makaya Bistro vs St. Albans

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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 April 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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