El Encanto Centro-Americano Restaurant

• official resultB
• gradeGrade B
• score27 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Re-inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Official wording: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  code 04NCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Dishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
  code 10Gstatus: Not Critical
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
  code 20-06status: 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 35 on October 23, 2025: Score changed by -8 points. 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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.