Sabo West Indian

• gradeGrade B
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 5, 2026
• address196-23 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11423
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone3476530745

Is Sabo West Indian clean?

Sabo West Indian is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 5, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sabo West Indian?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

When was Sabo West Indian last inspected?

Sabo West Indian has 3 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2024, averaging 23 points.

Sabo West Indian vs Hollis

Hollis runs 79% clean across 31 tracked restaurants — 23 clean, 2 mid, 4 cooked.

Against the 31 spots Cooked tracks in Hollis, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 February 5, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.