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El Mexicano
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
- address710 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11215
- cuisineMexican
- phone9176003169
Is El Mexicano clean?
El Mexicano is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Mexicano?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was El Mexicano last inspected?
El Mexicano has 2 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2023, averaging 5 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| September 21, 2023 | Grade A | 3 pts |
El Mexicano vs Sunset Park West
Sunset Park West runs 80% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 162 clean, 7 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 72% of them.
Other spots in Sunset Park West
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 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.