El Negro Ecuatoriano Restaurant

• official resultScore 34
• score34 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Official wording: Evidence of rats or live rats 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 not provide at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
  code 05DCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to vermin exist.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Toilet facility not maintained and provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle and self-closing door.
  code 10Astatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Immersion basket not provided, used or of incorrect size. Incorrect manual technique. Test kit and thermometer not provide or used. Improper drying practices.
  code 10Kstatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: "wash hands" sign not posted at hand wash facility.
  code 10Mstatus: Not Critical
• ⚠️"Choking first aid" poster not posted. "Alcohol and pregnancy" warning sign not posted. Latex gloves, sign not posted. Inspection report sign not posted.
  code 18Istatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 14 on November 20, 2007: Score changed by +20 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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.