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Vixen
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2022
- address60-07 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineAmerican
- phone7188217222
Is Vixen clean?
Vixen is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 6, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Vixen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Vixen last inspected?
Vixen has 4 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2020, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2022 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| April 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| March 11, 2020 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| January 23, 2020 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
Vixen vs Maspeth
Maspeth runs 71% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 11 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.
Other spots in Maspeth
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 6, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.