Cooked?Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote
- gradeGrade pending
- grade postedNovember 28, 2022
- inspection score23 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 8, 2026 →
- address226 West 23 Street, Manhattan 10011
- cuisineTapas
- phone2137138575
Is Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote clean?
New York currently lists Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote as grade pending, following an inspection on September 8, 2026 that scored 23 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on November 28, 2022.
What did inspectors find at Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Organics containers not labeled
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote last inspected?
Chelsea Hotel Lobby Bar & El Quijote has 2 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2022, averaging 18 points.
September 8, 2026 Score 23
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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 September 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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