{"id":18474,"date":"2026-05-23T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/nyc-restaurant-inspectors-scored-harlem-amor-among-the-worst-in-recent-report-the-poughkeepsie-journal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:48:31","slug":"nyc-restaurant-inspectors-scored-harlem-amor-among-the-worst-in-recent-report-the-poughkeepsie-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/nyc-restaurant-inspectors-scored-harlem-amor-among-the-worst-in-recent-report-the-poughkeepsie-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC restaurant inspectors scored Harlem Amor among the worst in recent report &#8211; The Poughkeepsie Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Out of 657 health inspections conducted in New York City last week, 42%, or 281 establishments received an &#8220;A&#8221; grade, according to new reports released by the New York City Health Department.<br \/>The city assigns grades based on the number of &#8220;points&#8221; inspectors mark down &#8211; fewer points are better. Anything from zero to 13 points counts as an A; from 14 to 28 points is a B; and 28 or more points is a C.<br \/>For clarity and simplicity, USA TODAY Co. is describing eateries that have no listed grade in the database but have points totals within the corresponding ranges as &#8220;B-range&#8221; or &#8220;C-range.&#8221; Official grades are issued only during re-inspections &#8211; and there is sometimes a lag between grades being issued and the database being updated, causing inspected and scored eateries to appear as ungraded.<br \/>There are over 90,000 food service establishments in New York state and nearly a third of them are found in New York City, according to <a href=https:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/ target=_blank>health.ny.gov<\/a>. You can view current and past New York City health inspection reports on <a href=https:\/\/data.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/new-york-city-restaurant-inspections\/ target=_blank>https:\/\/data.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/new-york-city-restaurant-inspections\/<\/a>.<br \/>You can view more information about New York City&#8217;s restaurant inspection process <a href=#moreInfo>below<\/a>.<br \/>These inspection results were collected at the end of the day Friday, May 15 by USA TODAY Co.<br \/>MALINA&#8217;S KITCHEN<br \/>2345 JEROME AVENUE, Bronx\u00a0<br \/>Other<br \/>HONG KONG JACKIE CHINESE RESTAURANT<br \/>610 MELROSE AVENUE, Bronx\u00a0<br \/>Chinese<br \/>EL MACO RESTAURANT<br \/>1481 JEROME AVENUE, Bronx\u00a0<br \/>Latin American<br \/>JEROME&#8217;S PIZZA &#038; PASTA<br \/>21 BEDFORD PARK BLVD EAST, Bronx\u00a0<br \/>Pizza<br \/>GALLEGO SEAFOOD<br \/>104 EAST 183 STREET, Bronx\u00a0<br \/>Seafood<br \/>COFFEE WITH MILK<br \/>504 NOSTRAND AVENUE, Brooklyn\u00a0<br \/>Other<br \/>BURGER KING, POPEYES<br \/>2343 UTICA AVENUE, Brooklyn\u00a0<br \/>American<br \/>YAAD MAN THING<br \/>3901 CHURCH AVENUE, Brooklyn\u00a0<br \/>Caribbean<br \/>GOLDEN KRUST CARIBBEAN BAKERY &#038; GRILL<br \/>1706 ATLANTIC AVENUE, Brooklyn\u00a0<br \/>Caribbean<br \/>TULCINGO RESTAURANT<br \/>5520 5 AVENUE, Brooklyn\u00a0<br \/>Mexican<br \/>HARLEM AMOR<br \/>2082 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARD, Manhattan\u00a0<br \/>Other<br \/>KING BARKA<br \/>2733 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BOULEVARD, Manhattan\u00a0<br \/>Caribbean<br \/>CHOPPED PARSLEY<br \/>1730 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Manhattan\u00a0<br \/>Japanese<br \/>ROLLCRAFT<br \/>77 EAST 10 STREET, Manhattan\u00a0<br \/>Other<br \/>GRAMERCY KITCHEN<br \/>184 3 AVENUE, Manhattan\u00a0<br \/>American<br \/>FLOWER BROOK MIFEN HOUSE<br \/>4435 KISSENA BLVD, Queens\u00a0<br \/>Chinese<br \/>LAS AMERICAS BAKERY<br \/>4030 82ND ST, Queens\u00a0<br \/>Bakery Products\/Desserts<br \/>TIENDA MI LINDA GUATEMALA<br \/>15325 HILLSIDE AVE, Queens\u00a0<br \/>Spanish<br \/>AL-SHAM RESTAURANT.<br \/>2594 STEINWAY ST, Queens\u00a0<br \/>Middle Eastern<br \/>LAHI<br \/>5124 VAN LOON ST, Queens\u00a0<br \/>Filipino<br \/>JAMNJ ENTERPRISES LLC<br \/>1400 TRAVIS AVENUE, Staten Island\u00a0<br \/>FILONCINO CAFE<br \/>676 FOREST AVENUE, Staten Island\u00a0<br \/>Italian<br \/>SAUCY<br \/>1144 HYLAN BOULEVARD, Staten Island\u00a0<br \/>American<br \/>RONNIE&#8217;S SANDWICH SHOPPE<br \/>2300 HYLAN BOULEVARD, Staten Island\u00a0<br \/>Sandwiches<br \/>1001 NIGHTS CAFE<br \/>2025 RICHMOND AVENUE, Staten Island\u00a0<br \/>American<br \/>Health inspectors determine each restaurant&#8217;s score on how well they adhere to city and state food safety requirements as a measure to prevent foodborne illness. Low scores indicate hygienic facilities. They check for food handling, food temperature, kitchen maintenance, personal hygiene, and pest control.<br \/>There are three types of violations that restaurants are graded on in New York City: public health hazard, critical violation, and general violation.<br \/>A public health hazard causes restaurants to gain at least seven points and includes more serious issues related to food safety, such as failing to keep food at the right temperature. If the issue cannot be corrected before the inspection ends, the health department can close the restaurant until it&#8217;s fixed.<br \/>Critical violations, for example, serving salads without properly washing the lettuce first, add at least five points to a restaurant&#8217;s inspection score.<br \/>General violations receive at least two points and include infractions such as not properly sanitizing cooking utensils.<br \/>The New York City Health Department conducts unannounced health inspections at the approximately 27,000 restaurants frequented by millions of tourists and residents at least once a year.\u00a0<br \/>If the restaurant receives between zero to 13 points on its initial inspection, which is an &#8220;A&#8221; grade, the next inspection will be conducted in 11-13 months.<br \/>Restaurants receiving a &#8220;B&#8221; grade, or scoring between 14 to 27 points on their initial inspection, will have a re-inspection a few weeks later and another inspection five to seven months later.\u00a0<br \/>Restaurants scoring above 27 points on their initial inspection, a &#8220;C&#8221; grade, will have a follow-up inspection a few weeks later and another inspection three to five months later.<br \/>In every yearly inspection cycle, a restaurant has two chances to earn an A. If it doesn&#8217;t earn an A on the first inspection, it receives points but not letter grade.<br \/>Within a month, an inspector returns to the restaurant unannounced for another inspection and gives a letter grade at that time.<br \/>More information on NYC&#8217;s restaurant health inspection process can be found at <a href=http:\/\/www.nyc.gov target=_blank>nyc.gov<\/a>.<br \/>If you suspect that an establishment (such as a restaurant, bar, deli, bodega, soup kitchen, or food cart) has unsafe or unsanitary food practices, you can submit a complaint to the New York City Health Department at <a href=http:\/\/portal.311.nyc.gov\/ target=_blank>portal.311.nyc.gov<\/a>.<br \/><em>USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data scraped from local health department websites. 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