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Naresh Essequibo Cuisine
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 17, 2026
- address214-69 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11428
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone9179721428
Is Naresh Essequibo Cuisine clean?
Naresh Essequibo Cuisine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 17, 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 Naresh Essequibo Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Naresh Essequibo Cuisine last inspected?
Naresh Essequibo Cuisine has 7 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2023, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| November 20, 2025 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| November 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 47 pts |
| August 5, 2025 | Grade C | 40 pts |
| June 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| June 10, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 7, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
Naresh Essequibo Cuisine vs Queens Village
Queens Village runs 76% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 5 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Queens Village, this one comes out cleaner than 77% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.