The Palms West Indian & American Cuisine

• official resultC
• gradeGrade C
• score50 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Re-inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings7

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
  code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Official wording: Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
  code 04JCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐀rats have moved incritical
  Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  code 04KCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Official wording: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
  code 06ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Anti-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.
  code 10Bstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 32 on August 14, 2024: Score changed by +18 points. 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester

• C Good Vibes Caribbean Cusine
  cooked · 3357 Fish Avenue · inspected May 18, 2026
• ⏳ Delicias Del Valle 3452 Restaurant
  cooked · 3452 Boston Road · inspected May 1, 2026
• A Dacks Cuisine
  clean · 3431 Eastchester Road · inspected April 22, 2026
• B Hummingbird Grill & Bar
  mid · 1345 East Gun Hill Road · inspected June 4, 2026
• A New York Chicken & Grill
  clean · 3816 Dyre Avenue · inspected August 25, 2026
• A Bambino's Best Pizza
  clean · 3467 Boston Road · inspected July 30, 2025

See every restaurant in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester →

About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.