Portofino

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 16, 2025
• address109-32 Ascan Avenue, Queens 11375
• cuisineItalian
• phone7182611239

Is Portofino clean?

Portofino is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 16, 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 Portofino?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿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.
• 🛠️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.
• 🍽️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 Portofino last inspected?

Portofino has 4 inspections on record going back to December 28, 2022, averaging 21 points.

Portofino vs Forest Hills

Forest Hills runs 78% clean across 249 tracked restaurants — 175 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.

Against the 249 spots Cooked tracks in Forest Hills, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.