Food Services

A Food Service Establishment is a place where food is provided for individual portion service directly to the consumer, whether the food is provided free of charge or sold, and whether the food is consumed on or off the premises. This includes restaurants, employee cafeterias, bakeries, takeouts, pizzerias, night clubs, cabarets, bars, senior centers, emergency food relief organizations, public and non-public schools, or religious, fraternal and charitable organizations.
  1. Make sure your establishment meets food safety requirements.
  2. Register your Supervisor of Food Operations for a Food Protection Course in order to obtain a Food Protection Certificate ($114)
  3. Submit a Food Service Establishment Permit Application

New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT) assists individuals and groups opening food and beverage establishments by navigating City agency processes and reducing the time needed to open. NBAT provides client management services, an accelerated plan review process, and coordination of necessary inspections by regulatory agencies. New restaurants, bars that will serve food, bakeries, supermarkets, and butcher shops may be eligible.

You must prepare the following supporting documents:

Before You Apply for a Food Service Establishment Permit, be sure to have the following documents prepared:

  • Permit Application signed and completed
  • Proof of home address for sole proprietors
  • Photo Identification
  • Proof of Sales Tax Collecting Authority
  • Proof of Incorporation (Partnership, Corporation or LLC)
  • Payment of outstanding fines for DOHMH, if any
  • Copies of Worker’s Compensation and Disability Coverage
  • Proof of non-profit status (Corporation, Partnership or LLC)

Require Licensed Professionals:

Additional Requirements for Operating Your Business Include:

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The Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council will host Queens Taste 2024 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 21, from 6 pm to 9 pm.

We expect to attract more than 500 attendees with 50 restaurants and beverage purveyors, who will offer samples of their products. Thus, attendees will be able to bounce from table to table, tasting treats from tangy to fiery, crunchy to velvety, and sweet to briny.

Queens Taste is also a celebration of the borough -- and a great way to network. Almost all the anticipated 500 attendees either live in Queens or do business there. Many are executives and captains of industry. The atmosphere is always festive, almost giddy, creating an ideal scene for meeting and greeting.