Mercato Lic

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedFebruary 19, 2025
• inspection score31 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2026 →
• address47-46 Vernon Boulevard, Queens 11101
• cuisineItalian
• phone3472422247

Is Mercato Lic clean?

Mercato Lic currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on February 19, 2025 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on September 11, 2026 scoring 31 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Mercato Lic?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2026, 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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcritical
  Shellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

When was Mercato Lic last inspected?

Mercato Lic has 2 inspections on record going back to February 19, 2025, averaging 22 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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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 September 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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