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HEART OF GOLD
37-14 31 AVENUE Queens NY 11103
Health Inspection: violations
Score: 19
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-05-28; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
5 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-05-28), including 2 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-05-28: Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 19. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- Critical: 04J — Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- Critical: 04N — Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Not Critical: 08B — Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
- 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.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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