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Cuchifritos
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026
- address168 East 116 Street, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineSpanish
- phone2128764846
Is Cuchifritos clean?
Cuchifritos is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 23, 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 Cuchifritos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
When was Cuchifritos last inspected?
Cuchifritos has 5 inspections on record going back to January 23, 2024, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| August 15, 2025 | — | |
| December 17, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| June 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| January 23, 2024 | Grade B | 26 pts |
Cuchifritos vs East Harlem North
East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 35% of them.
Other spots in East Harlem North
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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.