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Grade ALatin American

Pollos A La Barasa Mario

40-19 BROADWAY, Queens, 11103

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (2 weeks ago). Details below.

Last inspected Jul 22, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jul 22, 2026

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

    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.

    Critical

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

    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jul 22, 2026Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (2 critical)
Jan 8, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (2 critical)
Sep 29, 2025Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection4 (4 critical)
Mar 31, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection8 (5 critical)
Feb 29, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection3 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 4×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 3×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

Around this address

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

  • 6 rodent inspections on record, 3 finding rat activity.
  • 4 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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