Prima Pasta & Cafe

161-50 Crossbay Boulevard
Queens, NY 11414
(718) 659-7278

Current Inspection Grade: N
Current Grade: N
Last Graded: 01/01/1970
 
 

At A Glance

Prima Pasta & Cafe has an average score of 40.75 from 4 scored inspections (see inspection history). The average is higher than 27, which equates to having a C average. This shows that Prima Pasta & Cafe may not be meeting the City and State guidelines for food safety and handling, personal hygiene, facility and equipment managment and vermin control.

An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.

Inspection History

06/14/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 62 | CLOSED
  1. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  2. (Critical) 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.
  3. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  4. (Critical) Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
  5. (Critical) Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
  6. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  7. (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  8. 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.
  9. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  10. Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
12/12/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection | Score: 14 | Grade Pending
  1. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  2. (Critical) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
  3. 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.
11/29/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 55 | CLOSED
  1. (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  2. (Critical) 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.
  3. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  4. (Critical) After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
  5. (Critical) Food, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
  6. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  7. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  8. Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
  9. 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.
03/07/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 32 | Not Graded
  1. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  2. (Critical) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
  3. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
  4. (Critical) Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed.
  5. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
  6. Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  7. Plumbing 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.
02/25/2021 | Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
  1. Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying conditions.

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