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El Cocinerito

March 5, 2025 · A

😇clean

official resultA
gradeGrade A
score9 pts
inspection typeAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

food left out / unprotectedcritical

Official wording: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: 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.
code 10Fstatus: Not Critical
Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)

code 19-06status: Not Critical
“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.

code 20-04status: Not Critical
Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information

code 20-08status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 2 on May 16, 2023: Score changed by +7 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.