Great Neck Area Restaurants Cited: Cordon Blue Deli, China Wok

GREAT NECK, NY — Do you know how clean your local coffee shop or restaurant is? Find the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Great Neck and elsewhere in Nassau County, performed by New York's health department.

Several types of inspections are done — including comprehensive inspections that evaluate the sanitation, maintenance, and food service operations of a facility; and follow-up inspections for a facility that has been cited for critical and non-critical violations. More information about different types of violations can be found at the bottom of this article.

State inspectors check kitchens in churches, schools, and golf clubs. They also monitor the cleanliness of snack bars, kiosks inside entertainment venues, bakeries, and bars.

All information comes from the health department's database.

These inspections were from Oct. 26 - Nov. 2:

China Wok, 31 North Station Plaza

• Last Inspected: Oct. 27
• Violations:
  • 0 CRITICAL
  • 1 NON-CRITICAL
    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans

Cordon Blue Deli, 71 East Shore Rd.

• Last Inspected: Oct. 27
• Violations:
  • 0 CRITICAL
  • 6 NON-CRITICAL
    • Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
    • Insects, rodents present
    • Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces

Per NYS Dept. of Health:

Red "critical" violations (violation items 1A – 7H) relate directly to factors that could lead to
foodborne illness. These violations generally involve the food source and condition, food
cooking and storage temperatures, sanitary practices of food workers, water and sewage, pest
contamination of food, and the use of toxic materials.

Blue "non-critical" violations (violation item numbers 8A-16) do not directly cause food-borne illness but could negatively affect the operation of the restaurant. They relate to the design and maintenance of the establishment as well as cleanliness.

Editor's note: These citations are taken from the NYS Dept. of Health's database. Citations listed in this article may have been resolved by the time of publication, despite there being no amendments made on the department's website.