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Rockaway Fish & Soul
- gradeGrade C ⏳
- inspection score48 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 5, 2023
- address141-22 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11436
- cuisineSoul Food
- phone7185293576
Is Rockaway Fish & Soul clean?
Rockaway Fish & Soul is currently Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 5, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Rockaway Fish & Soul?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalNo approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Rockaway Fish & Soul last inspected?
Rockaway Fish & Soul has 5 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2023, averaging 40 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| April 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| December 6, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| October 5, 2023 | Grade C | 48 pts |
| June 29, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 73 pts |
Rockaway Fish & Soul vs Baisley Park
Baisley Park runs 76% clean across 52 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 52 spots Cooked tracks in Baisley Park, 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 October 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.