Othello Deli

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 1, 2025
• address26-19 24 Avenue, Queens 11102
• cuisineSandwiches
• phone7189561337

Is Othello Deli clean?

Othello Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 1, 2025. 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 Othello Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.

When was Othello Deli last inspected?

Othello Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2023, averaging 14 points.

Othello Deli vs Steinway

Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.

Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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 April 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.