Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 29, 2026
• address2070 White Plains Road, Bronx 10462
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7188241933

Is Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill clean?

Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 29, 2026. 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 Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedure improper.

When was Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill last inspected?

Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to November 9, 2023, averaging 18 points.

Cafe Colonial Restaurant & Grill vs Pelham Parkway

Pelham Parkway runs 85% clean across 64 tracked restaurants — 52 clean, 1 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 64 spots Cooked tracks in Pelham Parkway, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 May 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.