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El Alto Deli Mexican Food
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 11, 2025
- address60-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineMexican
- phone7184561044
Is El Alto Deli Mexican Food clean?
El Alto Deli Mexican Food is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Alto Deli Mexican Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 El Alto Deli Mexican Food last inspected?
El Alto Deli Mexican Food has 3 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2023, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2025 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| May 29, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| December 12, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
El Alto Deli Mexican Food vs Maspeth
Maspeth runs 71% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 11 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 88% 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 September 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.