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St Bess Restaurant: health inspection history
4466 Baychester Avenue, New York City, NY 10466
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- Address
- 4466 Baychester Avenue, New York City, NY 10466
- Borough
- Bronx
- Cuisine (as listed)
- Caribbean
- Most recent grade
- Grade A issued Oct 30, 2025
- Latest inspection
- Oct 30, 2025 (Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection)
- Records shown
- 5 inspections, Feb 15, 2023 to Oct 30, 2025
Across these 5 inspection records, the health department cited 15 violations, of which 10 were flagged critical. The score behind its most recent letter grade was 13 points. Among 74 graded restaurants in ZIP 10466, the median score behind the latest grade is 12 points. In New York City, lower scores are better.
Inspection history
Oct 30, 2025 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 13Grade: 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.
- 10FNot critical Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
Aug 20, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 27Grade: Grade BViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 04LCritical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 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.
Feb 26, 2024 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 23Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- 04LCritical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 02BCritical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 06ECritical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 10BNot critical 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.
- 04KCritical Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Feb 15, 2023 Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 19Grade: Grade BViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 04KCritical Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 04ACritical Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 08ANot critical Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Feb 15, 2023 Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
Score: not recordedViolations were cited in the following area(s).
- 20-06Not critical Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
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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.