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Riviera Ristorante
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 16, 2024
- address17-12 Utopia Parkway, Queens 11357
- cuisineItalian
- phone7183522225
Is Riviera Ristorante clean?
Riviera Ristorante is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 16, 2024. 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 Riviera Ristorante?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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 Riviera Ristorante last inspected?
Riviera Ristorante has 3 inspections on record going back to April 20, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| November 17, 2022 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| April 20, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
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Ft. Totten-Bay Terrace-Clearview runs 91% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 41 clean, 0 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Ft. Totten-Bay Terrace-Clearview, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 October 16, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.