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Sundown Bar
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 11, 2024
- address68-38 Forest Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineAmerican
- phone9179666078
Is Sundown Bar clean?
Sundown Bar is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 11, 2024. 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 Sundown Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo 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.
When was Sundown Bar last inspected?
Sundown Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 3, 2022 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Sundown Bar vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 43% 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 October 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.