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Vybz Astoria
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 19, 2021
- address28-26 Steinway Street, Queens 11103
- cuisineCaribbean
- phone9176485620
Is Vybz Astoria clean?
Vybz Astoria is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 19, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Vybz Astoria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upPlumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
When was Vybz Astoria last inspected?
Vybz Astoria has 4 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2021, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| October 21, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
| December 10, 2021 | — | |
| November 19, 2021 | Grade A | 9 pts |
Vybz Astoria vs Astoria
Astoria runs 74% clean across 503 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 39 mid, 76 cooked.
Against the 503 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 77% 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 November 19, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.