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Rico Express: health inspection history
41-21 National Street, New York City, NY 11368
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- Address
- 41-21 National Street, New York City, NY 11368
- Borough
- Queens
- Cuisine (as listed)
- Chinese
- Most recent grade
- Not Yet Graded
- Latest inspection
- May 3, 2026 (Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection)
- Records shown
- 2 inspections, May 3, 2026 to May 3, 2026
Across these 2 inspection records, the health department cited 6 violations, of which 3 were flagged critical.
Inspection history
May 3, 2026 Pre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
Score: 27Grade: Not Yet GradedViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 06CCritical 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.
- 02GCritical Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 10HNot critical Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
May 3, 2026 Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
Score: not recordedViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 20-01Not critical Allergen or intolerance notice not translated into common language when required
- 19-06Not critical Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), “DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results” dataset on the official open data portal. Source data as of Nov 4, 2026; imported by FoodCheck USA on Nov 5, 2026. Report a problem with this record.