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El Camion Cantina
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2025
- address194 Avenue A, Manhattan 10009
- cuisineMexican
- phone2125335436
Is El Camion Cantina clean?
El Camion Cantina is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 18, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Camion Cantina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️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.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was El Camion Cantina last inspected?
El Camion Cantina has 5 inspections on record going back to September 7, 2022, averaging 37 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| July 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| March 19, 2024 | — | |
| March 8, 2023 | Grade C | 35 pts |
| September 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 58 pts |
El Camion Cantina vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 February 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.