Acapulco

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 27, 2023 →
• address43-20 31 Avenue, Queens 11103
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7184339339

Is Acapulco clean?

Acapulco is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 27, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Acapulco?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• ⚠️Failure to make a good faith effort to inform smokers or electronic cigarette users of Smoke-Free Air Act ("SFAA") prohibitions
• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.

When was Acapulco last inspected?

Acapulco has 3 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2021, averaging 12 points.

Acapulco vs Astoria

Astoria runs 73% clean across 509 tracked restaurants — 326 clean, 41 mid, 77 cooked.

Against the 509 spots Cooked tracks in Astoria, this one comes out cleaner than 53% of them.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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