Tropical Vybz

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 6, 2025 →
• address126-17 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11434
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone2129207359

Is Tropical Vybz clean?

Tropical Vybz is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 6, 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 Tropical Vybz?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
• 🛠️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.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was Tropical Vybz last inspected?

Tropical Vybz has 1 inspection on record going back to December 6, 2025, averaging 9 points.

Tropical Vybz vs St. Albans

St. Albans runs 76% clean across 81 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 6 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 81 spots Cooked tracks in St. Albans, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.

Other spots in St. Albans

• A Dunkin'
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• B Bella Pizza
  mid · June 17, 2026
• A Kansas Chicken & Burger
  clean · December 22, 2025
• ? Little Caesars
  not rated
• C Silver's Crust
  cooked · March 16, 2026
• ? Caribbean International Food Inc.
  not rated

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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.

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 December 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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