Prima Pasta & Cafe

• inspection score18 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 12, 2023 →
• address161-50 Crossbay Boulevard, Queens 11414
• cuisineItalian
• phone7186597278

Is Prima Pasta & Cafe clean?

Prima Pasta & Cafe is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on July 12, 2023. That inspection scored 18 points and cited 2 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Prima Pasta & Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 12, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🛠️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.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

When was Prima Pasta & Cafe last inspected?

Prima Pasta & Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2021, averaging 33 points.

Prima Pasta & Cafe vs Lindenwood-Howard Beach

Lindenwood-Howard Beach runs 83% clean across 64 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 2 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 64 spots Cooked tracks in Lindenwood-Howard Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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.

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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 July 12, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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