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El Gran Malecon Restaurant
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 5, 2018
- 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 September 5, 2018. 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.
What did inspectors find at El Gran Malecon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 5, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalHand 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.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsFacility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2019 | closed by the city | 60 pts |
| January 7, 2019 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
| September 5, 2018 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| August 28, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 59 pts |
| April 27, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| April 20, 2018 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| March 12, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| March 7, 2017 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 19, 2016 | Grade C | 5 pts |
| September 12, 2016 | closed by the city | 40 pts |
| August 8, 2016 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
El Gran Malecon Restaurant vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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.
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 September 5, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.