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El Castillo Del Pollo

health inspection grade · South Ozone Park · Queens
😇clean
  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score8 pts
  • critical violations1
  • last inspectedDecember 4, 2025 →
  • address128-08 111 Avenue, Queens 11420
  • cuisineSpanish
  • phone7188454071
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Is El Castillo Del Pollo clean?

El Castillo Del Pollo is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 4, 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 Del Pollo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 4, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
  • ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted

When was El Castillo Del Pollo last inspected?

El Castillo Del Pollo has 7 inspections on record going back to February 15, 2023, averaging 22 points.

December 4, 2025 A Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection · 8 pts · 2 failed findings

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August 28, 2025 C Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 51 pts · 9 failed findings

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June 23, 2025 Score 23 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 23 pts · 4 failed findings

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November 14, 2024 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 7 pts · 1 failed finding

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May 31, 2024 Score 32 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 32 pts · 7 failed findings

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February 28, 2023 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · 12 pts · 3 failed findings

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February 15, 2023 Score 22 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · 22 pts · 3 failed findings

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El Castillo Del Pollo vs South Ozone Park

South Ozone Park runs 75% clean across 185 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 18 mid, 25 cooked.

Against the 185 spots Cooked tracks in South Ozone Park, this one comes out cleaner than 73% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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