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Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 24, 2025
- address1205 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11218
- cuisineMexican
- phone3472403624
Is Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill clean?
Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill last inspected?
Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 24, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| May 1, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill vs Flatbush
Flatbush runs 77% clean across 225 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 7 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Flatbush, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.