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Yoyo Chicken

Fast food or counter · Queens, NY

3 inspections

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CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results

What happened?

1 problem found · Health department inspection, Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Compliance Inspection · Feb 19, 2025

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  1. Shelves and surfaces need cleaning 10FHow to fixFix it

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Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

We review New York City health data to make this report. We are not the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Inspections

From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department lists no visits in the last 12 months.

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestFeb 19, 2025Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Compliance Inspection2 points (N)

    This one: 2 points (N), inspected Feb 19, 2025.

    1 violation listed, 0 marked critical.

    Not critical (1)

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

      Food Code 4-602.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

      Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean

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  2. EarlierFeb 14, 2025Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Re-inspection34 points

    2 violations listed, 2 marked critical.

    Critical (2)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      05C Food contact surface, refillable, reusable containers, or equipment improperly constructed, placed or maintained. Unacceptable material used. Culinary sink or other acceptable method not provided for washing food.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      06C 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.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

  3. EarlierFeb 10, 2025Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection53 points

    7 violations listed, 3 marked critical.

    Critical (3)

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Pests seen inside: mice

      The department's words

      04L Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Hand sink not ready to use

      The department's words

      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 items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    • Marked critical by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

      Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      06C 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.

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

    Not critical (4)

    • Pests seen inside: rodents

      The department's words

      08A Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      09C Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning

      The department's words

      10F 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.

    • Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

      The department's words

      28-06 Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

Source: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

What you can do

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  1. Learn how these get fixed

    Free, step-by-step guides for each item.

    • Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom

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    Ask for the manager. Yoyo Chicken can only fix what it knows about.

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About this record

Search for the name on NYC Health's restaurant grades lookup.

Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.

Zero points means the inspector found no problems. New York City adds points for each problem. Big ones, the kind most likely to make someone sick, add more.

Inspectors add points for each problem they find. 0 to 13 points is an A, 14 to 27 a B, 28 or more a C.

Listed as
Chicken
Inspection type
Pre-permit (Non-operational) / Compliance Inspection
Result
2 points (N)
Source
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Questions about Yoyo Chicken

When was Yoyo Chicken last inspected?

The health department last inspected Yoyo Chicken on Feb 19, 2025. It was a pre-permit (non-operational) / compliance inspection.

What did the health department find at Yoyo Chicken?

The health department listed 1 violation on Feb 19, 2025: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning.

How often does New York City inspect restaurants?

NYC inspects each restaurant at least once a year. A place scoring 14 or more on an initial inspection gets a second, graded inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Feb 19, 2025, the health department marked none as critical.