El Gran Malecon Restaurant

• last posted gradeGrade B · September 5, 2018
• inspection score60 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJanuary 31, 2019 →
• address234 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
• cuisineSpanish
• phone3479155104

Is El Gran Malecon Restaurant clean?

El Gran Malecon Restaurant is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on January 31, 2019. That inspection scored 60 points and cited 4 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was B on September 5, 2018, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at El Gran Malecon Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 31, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Thawing procedures improper.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.

When was El Gran Malecon Restaurant last inspected?

El Gran Malecon Restaurant has 11 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2016, averaging 27 points.

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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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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 January 31, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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