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El Encuentro
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 24, 2024
- address39-01 104 Street, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7183960269
Is El Encuentro clean?
El Encuentro is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 24, 2024. 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 Encuentro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was El Encuentro last inspected?
El Encuentro has 2 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2022, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 17, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
El Encuentro vs North Corona
North Corona runs 73% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 25 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 51% of them.
Other spots in North Corona
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 June 24, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.