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Dominican Valle Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2025
- address1601 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10040
- cuisineSpanish
- phone6468690092
Is Dominican Valle Restaurant clean?
Dominican Valle Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 19, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Dominican Valle Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was Dominican Valle Restaurant last inspected?
Dominican Valle Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2024, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| June 4, 2026 | — | |
| February 19, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
Dominican Valle Restaurant vs Washington Heights North
Washington Heights North runs 66% clean across 161 tracked restaurants — 92 clean, 10 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 161 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 February 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.