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Caridad Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedNovember 21, 2025
- address135 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx 10468
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7186017660
Is Caridad Restaurant clean?
Caridad Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Caridad Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🚿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.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
When was Caridad Restaurant last inspected?
Caridad Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 22, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| March 7, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Caridad Restaurant vs Van Cortlandt Village
Van Cortlandt Village runs 71% clean across 44 tracked restaurants — 29 clean, 7 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 44 spots Cooked tracks in Van Cortlandt Village, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.
Other spots in Van Cortlandt Village
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 November 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.