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Prima Pasta & Cafe
- inspection score14 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 12, 2022
- 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 December 12, 2022. 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 December 12, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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.
When was Prima Pasta & Cafe last inspected?
Prima Pasta & Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2021, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2023 | closed by the city | 18 pts |
| July 7, 2023 | closed by the city | 32 pts |
| July 5, 2023 | closed by the city | 11 pts |
| June 14, 2023 | closed by the city | 62 pts |
| December 12, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| December 9, 2022 | closed by the city | 42 pts |
| December 8, 2022 | closed by the city | 35 pts |
| November 29, 2022 | closed by the city | 55 pts |
| March 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| February 25, 2021 | — |
Prima Pasta & Cafe vs Lindenwood-Howard Beach
Lindenwood-Howard Beach runs 84% clean across 61 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 3 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 61 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.
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 December 12, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.