OCEAN BAY in Elmhurst
⚠️ This facility has been closed 2 times by the NYC Health Department
Latest: GRADE Z
Last inspected Dec 31, 2025
📍 83-02 QUEENS BOULEVARD, Queens, NY 11373 ·
🍽️ Chinese
Overview
Ocean Bay in Elmhurst has been closed by NYC Health Department inspectors 2 times since 2022. The Chinese restaurant currently holds a Grade A from its most recent inspection in 2025, scoring 4 points. Across 7 inspections dating back to 2022, it has received Grade A twice and Grade B twice.
7
Inspections on Record
Grade Z
Current Grade
2
Closures
OCEAN BAY in Elmhurst: Emergency Closures (2)
OCEAN BAY in Elmhurst: Full Inspection History (7 records)
Dec 31, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 24
Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
Violations:
06E
GRADE Z
Oct 2, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection
Score: 4
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.
Violations:
10F
🚫 CLOSURE
Sep 29, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 53
Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s...
🚫 CLOSURE
Sep 29, 2025
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 53
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.
Violations:
04N
GRADE B
Nov 23, 2024
— Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 16
Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced ...
May 20, 2024
— Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
Score: 45
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foo...
GRADE B
Dec 28, 2022
— Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
Score: 14
Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen pa...
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OCEAN BAY in Elmhurst: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was OCEAN BAY last inspected?
- OCEAN BAY was last inspected on December 31, 2025 (Grade Z). The inspection score was 24 points.
- What is OCEAN BAY's current health grade?
- OCEAN BAY currently holds a Grade Z.
- How many times has OCEAN BAY been closed by NYC Health?
- OCEAN BAY has been closed by NYC Health Department inspectors 2 times. Emergency closures occur when inspectors find conditions that pose an immediate public health hazard.
- How many health inspections has OCEAN BAY had?
- OCEAN BAY has 7 health inspections on record from December 2022 through December 2025. Grade B on 2 occasions.
- What was the worst inspection score at OCEAN BAY?
- The worst inspection score recorded at OCEAN BAY was 53 points on September 29, 2025. In NYC, a score of 14 or above means Grade B, and 28+ means Grade C.