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Tropical Jerk
caribbean, latin american · restaurant · 217-95 Hempstead Avenue, Queens, NY 11429
No matching liquor license found in our snapshot. NYC Health status: grade pending (since 2026-04-28). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2025-06-26.
Key facts
- Health grade
- Grade pending since 2026-04-28 (last letter grade C on 2025-06-26; not current) [official record]
- Alcohol
- No matching license found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (718) 736-6500
- Website
- unknown
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "latin_american_restaurant", "caribbean_restaurant"], "primary": "caribbean_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place ba48b16d-5c9d-48e9-9037-e6cfaf427be5 (E and J Tropical Jerk and Seafood), match score 2.68, 21m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Caribbean | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health grade | C | official record | Letter grade C issued 2025-06-26 | dohmh | source date 2025-06-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 4, "last_inspection": "2026-04-28", "last_score": 47, "status": "Z", "status_date": "2026-04-28"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-04-28, score 47; latest grade status Z (grade pending) on 2026-04-28; critical: 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 f | Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations. | Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | dohmh | source date 2026-04-28 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Health grade changed: B -> C Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-26 | dohmh |
| 2024-02-16 | Health grade added: B Graded B by NYC Health Dept on 2024-02-16 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2025-06-26 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41574650 · JSON