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THE FREAKIN RICAN
43-06 34TH AVE Queens NY 11101
Health Inspection: violations
Score: 52
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-07; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-07), including 3 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-10-07: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 52. Establishment Closed by DOHMH. Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.
- Critical: 04H — Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- Critical: 04L — Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- Critical: 06C — 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.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Not Critical: 10D — Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
- Not Critical: 10F — 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.
2025-04-17: Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection
- Not Critical: 19-06 — Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- Not Critical: 19-10 — Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- Not Critical: 20-08 — Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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