Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge

• gradeGrade B ⏳
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedNovember 14, 2024
• address119-08 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11434
• cuisineCaribbean
• phone7189779453

Is Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge clean?

Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 14, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️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.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🪰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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  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.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
  “Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge last inspected?

Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge has 3 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2024, averaging 28 points.

Wild Onion Restaurant & Lounge vs St. Albans

St. Albans runs 73% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 49 clean, 5 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in St. Albans, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 14, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.