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El Gallo Negro
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score4 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 28, 2025
- address111-12 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7184409595
Is El Gallo Negro clean?
El Gallo Negro is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Gallo Negro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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 Gallo Negro last inspected?
El Gallo Negro has 7 inspections on record going back to June 8, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| March 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
| December 4, 2024 | Grade C | 35 pts |
| June 5, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| January 9, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| December 29, 2022 | Grade C | 36 pts |
| June 8, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
El Gallo Negro vs Corona
Corona runs 71% clean across 78 tracked restaurants — 48 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 78 spots Cooked tracks in Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 94% of them.
Other spots in 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 April 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.