Cooked?Samba Bbq
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2026 →
- address154-17 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11354
- cuisineBrazilian
- phone9292007527
Is Samba Bbq clean?
Samba Bbq is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Samba Bbq?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- ⚠️Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Samba Bbq last inspected?
Samba Bbq has 3 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2024, averaging 19 points.
March 21, 2026 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →November 22, 2024 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →May 23, 2024 Score 32
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →Samba Bbq vs Murray Hill
Murray Hill runs 68% clean across 228 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 22 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 228 spots Cooked tracks in Murray Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 32% of them.
Other spots in Murray Hill
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.
Read the New York ratings guide →
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 March 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
check your own block 📸
Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.