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El Born
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 25, 2025
- address651 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn 11222
- cuisineSpanish
- phone9296783970
Is El Born clean?
El Born is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Born?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
When was El Born last inspected?
El Born has 3 inspections on record going back to June 22, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 22, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| June 22, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
El Born vs Greenpoint
Greenpoint runs 80% clean across 309 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 17 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 309 spots Cooked tracks in Greenpoint, this one comes out cleaner than 79% 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 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.