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El Castillo De Jagua
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 3, 2025
- address113 Rivington Street, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2129826412
Is El Castillo De Jagua clean?
El Castillo De Jagua is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 3, 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 Castillo De Jagua?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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 Castillo De Jagua last inspected?
El Castillo De Jagua has 6 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| September 2, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| March 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| January 26, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| January 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
El Castillo De Jagua vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 62% 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 December 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.