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Ajo & Oregano Restaurant
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 17, 2025
- address621 Crescent Avenue, Bronx 10458
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3479189638
Is Ajo & Oregano Restaurant clean?
Ajo & Oregano Restaurant is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ajo & Oregano Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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 foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Ajo & Oregano Restaurant last inspected?
Ajo & Oregano Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2022, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| June 10, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
| March 11, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| May 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 50 pts |
| August 22, 2022 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| August 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Ajo & Oregano Restaurant vs Belmont
Belmont runs 84% clean across 143 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 8 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 143 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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.
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 July 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.