Port Royal is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 22, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Port Royal?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🧫food contact surfaces dirty
Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
🛠️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.
🚿plumbing acting up
Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Port Royal last inspected?
Port Royal has 3 inspections on record going back to August 22, 2022, averaging 11 points.
date
result
score
May 22, 2025
Grade A
10 pts
December 6, 2023
Grade A
11 pts
August 22, 2022
Grade A
12 pts
Port Royal vs South Jamaica
South Jamaica runs 70% clean across 31 tracked restaurants — 19 clean, 1 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 31 spots Cooked tracks in South Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 63% of them.
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 May 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.