Sal Y Lima

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 13, 2025
• address88-22 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Queens 11693
• cuisineTex-Mex
• phone9179008571

Is Sal Y Lima clean?

Sal Y Lima is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 13, 2025. 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 Sal Y Lima?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.

When was Sal Y Lima last inspected?

Sal Y Lima has 1 inspection on record going back to December 13, 2025, averaging 12 points.

Sal Y Lima vs Hammels-Arverne-Edgemere

Hammels-Arverne-Edgemere runs 95% clean across 47 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 1 mid, 1 cooked.

Against the 47 spots Cooked tracks in Hammels-Arverne-Edgemere, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 December 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.