Simply Caribbean

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 15, 2025
• address119-16 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens 11420
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone9172158554

Is Simply Caribbean clean?

Simply Caribbean is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 15, 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 Simply Caribbean?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🛠️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 Simply Caribbean last inspected?

Simply Caribbean has 1 inspection on record going back to December 15, 2025, averaging 8 points.

Simply Caribbean vs South Ozone Park

South Ozone Park runs 76% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 18 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in South Ozone Park, this one comes out cleaner than 73% of them.

Other spots in South Ozone Park

• ⏳ Caribbean Flame Cuisine
  cooked · April 16, 2026
• A Vibe 592
  clean · December 22, 2025
• ⏳ Fly'n Lounge
  cooked · April 13, 2026
• ? Gemini Lounge
  not rated
• ? 3M Bar & Grill
  not rated
• ? Cap't Loui
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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 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.