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El Castillo Del Pollo
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 4, 2025
- address128-08 111 Avenue, Queens 11420
- cuisineSpanish
- phone7188454071
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 coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent 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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| August 28, 2025 | Grade C | 51 pts |
| June 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| November 14, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 31, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| February 28, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
El Castillo Del Pollo vs South Ozone Park
South Ozone Park runs 76% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 18 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in South Ozone Park, this one comes out cleaner than 73% of them.
Other spots in South Ozone Park
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 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.