El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedMay 28, 2026
• inspection score4 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2026 →
• address1013 East 14 Street, Brooklyn 11230
• cuisineMexican
• phone9177899823

Is El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4 clean?

El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4 currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on May 28, 2026 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on August 28, 2026 scoring 4 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.

When was El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4 last inspected?

El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4 has 7 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2023, averaging 20 points.

El Mexicano Restaurant & Cafe #4 vs Midwood

Midwood runs 74% clean across 85 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 8 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 85 spots Cooked tracks in Midwood, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 August 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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