El Gran Malecon Restaurant

• official resultClosed by the city
• score60 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Re-inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Official wording: Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
  code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
  code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: 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.
  code 05DCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Official wording: Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
  code 06FCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Official wording: Pesticide use not in accordance with label or applicable laws. Prohibited chemical used/stored. Open bait station used.
  code 08Cstatus: Not Critical
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Official wording: Thawing procedures improper.
  code 09Bstatus: Not Critical
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: 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.
  code 10Bstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 18 on January 7, 2019: Score changed by +42 points. 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.