The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2026 →
• addressNKA Jfk Intl Airport 58H, Queens 11430
• cuisineAmerican
• phone7187512899

Is The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5 clean?

The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5 is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 12, 2026. 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 The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🕳️conditions that attract pests
  Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Filth 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.

When was The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5 last inspected?

The Local @ Jfk - Gate 5 has 3 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2024, averaging 9 points.

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 August 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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