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El Azteca Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 20, 2026
- address2274 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
- cuisineOther
- phone3478404724
Is El Azteca Restaurant clean?
El Azteca Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 20, 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 El Azteca Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Flavored tobacco products sold, offered for saleFlavored tobacco products sold, offered for sale
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcriticalShellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
When was El Azteca Restaurant last inspected?
El Azteca Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to May 2, 2024, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 47 pts |
| July 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| May 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
El Azteca Restaurant vs Fordham South
Fordham South runs 76% clean across 65 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 4 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 65 spots Cooked tracks in Fordham South, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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 April 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.