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Don Emilio Diner Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 5, 2025
- address1315 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx 10462
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3478212778
Is Don Emilio Diner Restaurant clean?
Don Emilio Diner Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 5, 2025. 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 Don Emilio Diner Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 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.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Don Emilio Diner Restaurant last inspected?
Don Emilio Diner Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 22, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 26, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
Don Emilio Diner Restaurant vs Parkchester
Parkchester runs 85% clean across 55 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 5 mid, 3 cooked.
Against the 55 spots Cooked tracks in Parkchester, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 May 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.