El Cerrito Del Carmen

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 9, 2026 →
• address2024 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn 11223
• cuisineLatin American
• phone7183397907

Is El Cerrito Del Carmen clean?

El Cerrito Del Carmen is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 9, 2026. 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 Cerrito Del Carmen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single 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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Cerrito Del Carmen last inspected?

El Cerrito Del Carmen has 5 inspections on record going back to July 14, 2022, averaging 20 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

El Cerrito Del Carmen vs Bensonhurst East

Bensonhurst East runs 83% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 104 clean, 8 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst East, 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.

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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 September 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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