Latin American · Queens
El Buen Sabor
96-07 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens, NY 11375
(347) 480-5052
★★★★★ 4.5 (1 diner reviews)
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A
DOH SANITARY GRADE
0–13 Violation Points · Top Sanitary Standard
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NYC Health Department Official Inspection
CAMIS ID: #50171372
12
Violation Points
8
Critical Violations
17
Total Citations
2025-09-04
Last Inspection
Recorded Violations History
Code 10F 2025-09-04
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.
Code 19-06 2025-09-04
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
⚠ CRITICAL VIOLATION Code 02G 2025-09-04
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 20-01 2025-09-04
Food allergy information poster not conspicuously posted where food is being prepared or processed by food workers.
Code 19-10 2025-09-04
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
⚠ CRITICAL VIOLATION Code 06F 2025-07-24
Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
Code 19-06 2025-07-24
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
Code 19-10 2025-07-24
Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
Code 10H 2025-07-24
Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
⚠ CRITICAL VIOLATION Code 03A 2025-07-24
Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
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