Grade BPizza

Zio Pepe's Pizzeria

26-19 23 AVENUE, Queens, 11105

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (11 months ago).

Last inspected Sep 8, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Sep 8, 2025

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

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

    Critical
  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

    Critical
  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

  • A paperwork or posting requirement, such as permits, certificates, or required signs.

    Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability

  • A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

    Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

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

    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.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Sep 8, 2025Grade BCycle Inspection / Re-inspection8 (3 critical)
Feb 13, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
Sep 20, 2023Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection5 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 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.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

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

  • 4 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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