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Grade ASandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet

Lee's Deli

214 EAST 188 STREET, Bronx, 10458

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (4 months ago).

Last inspected Mar 25, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Mar 25, 2026

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Mar 25, 2026Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (1 critical)
Feb 10, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (4 critical)
Oct 30, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (2 critical)
Aug 15, 2023Grade APre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection3 (1 critical)
Jul 31, 2023Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection5 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 3×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 3×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 35 rodent inspections on record, 7 finding rat activity.

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