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BASEMENT BAR
35-12 FARRINGTON STREET Queens NY 11354
Health Inspection Grade C
Score: 44
Official health department data. Inspected 2024-05-24; refreshed 2026-10-11. May lag the official record. Check the official source
7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2024-05-24), including 5 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2024-05-24: Pre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection
Grade C. Score: 44. Violations were cited in the following area(s).
- Critical: 04A — Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 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.
- Critical: 05D — 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.
- Critical: 06B — Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- Critical: 06D — Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- Not Critical: 08A — Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Not Critical: 08C — Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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