Cascalote Latin Bistro

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 12, 2025 →
• address2126 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10029
• cuisineLatin American
• phone6463516574

Is Cascalote Latin Bistro clean?

Cascalote Latin Bistro is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 12, 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 Cascalote Latin Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 12, 2025, 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.
• 🍽️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.
• ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
• 🧽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.

When was Cascalote Latin Bistro last inspected?

Cascalote Latin Bistro has 3 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2022, averaging 7 points.

Cascalote Latin Bistro vs East Harlem North

East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 7 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 February 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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