Sabor Norteno

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• grade postedJanuary 21, 2018
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJune 14, 2019 →
• address102-06 43 Avenue, Queens 11368
• cuisineSpanish
• phone7184243030

Is Sabor Norteno clean?

Sabor Norteno currently carries Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 21, 2018 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 14, 2019 scoring 25 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 mid 😬; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Sabor Norteno?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
• ⚠️Current letter grade sign not posted.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

When was Sabor Norteno last inspected?

Sabor Norteno has 3 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2017, averaging 25 points.

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North Corona runs 72% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 127 clean, 25 mid, 25 cooked.

Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 June 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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