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Sal's Deli
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2025
- address129-08 20 Avenue, Queens 11356
- cuisineSandwiches
- phone7186619498
Is Sal's Deli clean?
Sal's Deli is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 2, 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's Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Sal's Deli last inspected?
Sal's Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| September 16, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 26, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Sal's Deli vs College Point
College Point runs 78% clean across 58 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 1 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 58 spots Cooked tracks in College Point, this one comes out cleaner than 56% 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 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.