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El Carboncito Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2025
- address1524 Watson Avenue, Bronx 10472
- cuisineMexican
- phone7188938211
Is El Carboncito Restaurant clean?
El Carboncito Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2025. 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 Carboncito Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿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.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🛠️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 Carboncito Restaurant last inspected?
El Carboncito Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to July 7, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| July 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| March 30, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
El Carboncito Restaurant vs Soundview-Bruckner
Soundview-Bruckner runs 85% clean across 54 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 2 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 54 spots Cooked tracks in Soundview-Bruckner, this one comes out cleaner than 38% 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 January 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.