Cooked?Pure Lounge
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- grade postedSeptember 18, 2024
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 2, 2026 →
- address126-19 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11434
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone7186685226
Is Pure Lounge clean?
Pure Lounge currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on September 18, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on April 2, 2026 scoring 17 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Pure Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Pure Lounge last inspected?
Pure Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2024, averaging 24 points.
April 2, 2026 Score 17
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View full inspection →September 18, 2024 C
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View full inspection →June 27, 2024 Score 20
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View full inspection →Pure Lounge vs St. Albans
St. Albans runs 76% clean across 81 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 6 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 81 spots Cooked tracks in St. Albans, this one comes out cleaner than 4% 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 April 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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