Merit Kabab

37-67 74 Street, Queens, NY 11372
Indian
Last inspected: Jan 30, 2026
41
Score
High Risk NYC Grade: Pending

During an inspection on January 30, 2026, Merit Kabab in Queens, NY, received a high-risk score of 41. The report identified seven violations, including issues with food temperature control, the presence of nuisance pests, and concerns regarding food contamination. This facility has been subject to six inspections to date, with previous records typically showing medium-risk findings.

6
Inspections
5
Critical latest
0
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 30, 2026
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
5 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
41
Sep 12, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
74
Apr 9, 2025
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
67
Nov 15, 2024
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
50
Apr 30, 2024
Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
7 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
26
Feb 13, 2023
Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Violations — Jan 30, 2026 Inspection
Hot tcs food item not held at or above 140 °f.
02B
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.
04N
Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with haccp plan.
04H
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.
10F
Time/temperature control for safety (tcs) food not cooked to required minimum internal temperature. • poultry, poultry parts, ground and comminuted poultry, all stuffing containing poultry, meats, fish or ratites to or above 165 °f for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process • ground meat, and food containing ground and comminuted meat, to or above 158 °f for 15 seconds with no interruption of the cooking process, except per individual customer request • pork, any food containing pork to or above 150 °f for 15 seconds • mechanically tenderized or injected meats to or above 155 °f. • whole meat roasts and beef steak to or above required temperature and time except per individual customer request • raw animal foods cooked in microwave to or above165 °f, covered, rotated or stirred • all other foods to or above 140 °f for 15 seconds; shell eggs to or above 145 °f for 15 seconds except per individual customer request.
02A
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.
06C
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
08A
Critical
Not Critical