El Espino Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 17, 2025 →
• address5817 4 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
• cuisineMexican
• phone7187654144

Is El Espino Restaurant clean?

El Espino Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Espino Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
• 🛠️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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.

When was El Espino Restaurant last inspected?

El Espino Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2023, averaging 22 points.

El Espino Restaurant vs Sunset Park West

Sunset Park West runs 82% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 166 clean, 8 mid, 29 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 December 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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