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Grade CChinese

Maple Garden Restaurant

42-09 MAIN STREET, Queens, 11355

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 3 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (8 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Nov 22, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Nov 22, 2025

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    Critical

  • An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.

    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.

    Critical

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Nov 22, 2025Grade CCycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (3 critical)
Jul 10, 2025Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection8 (4 critical)
Jan 21, 2025Grade PendingAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection0
Sep 14, 2023Grade CCycle Inspection / Re-inspection6 (3 critical)
Mar 21, 2023Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

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

Around this address

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

  • 55 rodent inspections on record, 5 finding rat activity.

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