Bodega Paradise

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score25 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 28, 2025
• address1637 Park Avenue, Manhattan 10029
• cuisinePizza
• phone9177414296

Is Bodega Paradise clean?

New York currently lists Bodega Paradise as grade pending, following an inspection on April 28, 2025 that scored 25 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Bodega Paradise?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  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.
  Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.

When was Bodega Paradise last inspected?

Bodega Paradise has 1 inspection on record going back to April 28, 2025, averaging 25 points.

Bodega Paradise vs East Harlem North

East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 April 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.