TROPICAL COCO
364 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565 · Restaurant (Food Service Establishment)
Inspection summary
TROPICAL COCO has been inspected once by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), on May 5, 2026. The most recent inspection, on May 5, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Cleaning and sanitizing.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on May 5, 2026. For example:
Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on May 5, 2026. For example:
Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on May 5, 2026. For example:
Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
About this data
These results come from New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
1 inspection
- Inspection
3 infractions
- 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Not Critical Violation
- 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Not Critical Violation
- 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
- Not Critical Violation
- 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Nearby inspected facilities
- TORI T'S PIZZERIA
360 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565
1 inspection
- MALVERNE LANES
342 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 115651210
13 inspections
- IL VILLAGIO
366 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 115651210
20 inspections
- ANTONIO'S ITALIAN AMERICAN DELI
307 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565
20 inspections
- OUR TOWN GRILLE
303 HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565
13 inspections
- LITTLE MINDS MONTESSORI
1 NORWOOD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565
5 inspections
- LEARNING CIRCLE, THE
125 CHURCH STREET, MALVERNE, NY 11565
14 inspections
- MEXICAN BITES
324 A HEMPSTEAD AVENUE, MALVERNE, NY 11565
1 inspection