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Dona Zita Mexican Food
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address1221 Bowery Street, Brooklyn 11224
- cuisineMexican
- phone9292549053
Is Dona Zita Mexican Food clean?
Dona Zita Mexican Food is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Dona Zita Mexican Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, 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 Dona Zita Mexican Food last inspected?
Dona Zita Mexican Food has 4 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2022, averaging 22 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 18, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| April 26, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| June 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Dona Zita Mexican Food vs Seagate-Coney Island
Seagate-Coney Island runs 68% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 50 clean, 4 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Seagate-Coney Island, 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 July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.