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El Jardin Azuayo
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 3, 2025
- address266 Suydam Street, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3476849085
Is El Jardin Azuayo clean?
El Jardin Azuayo is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Jardin Azuayo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was El Jardin Azuayo last inspected?
El Jardin Azuayo has 2 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2025, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| May 6, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 18 pts |
El Jardin Azuayo 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 28% 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 July 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.