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Rustico: health inspection history
65-17 Fresh Pond Road, New York City, NY 11385
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- Address
- 65-17 Fresh Pond Road, New York City, NY 11385
- Borough
- Queens
- Cuisine (as listed)
- Italian
- Most recent grade
- Grade A issued Mar 6, 2025 (later inspections in the data have not produced a new grade yet)
- Latest inspection
- Oct 7, 2026 (Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection)
- Records shown
- 2 inspections, Mar 6, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026
Across these 2 inspection records, the health department cited 6 violations, of which 6 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 10 points. Among 298 graded restaurants in ZIP 11385, the median score behind the latest grade is 11 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.
Inspection history
Oct 7, 2026 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 28Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 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.
- 02HCritical After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 06DCritical Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 05DCritical No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
Mar 6, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 10Grade: Grade AViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 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.
- 06ACritical Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
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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.