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El Nico
July 16, 2026 · Score 86
🫥not rated
- official resultScore 86
- score86 pts
- inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- failed findings8
- critical findings6
Failed findings
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hot food sitting too coolcriticalOfficial wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
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questionable food sourcingcriticalOfficial wording: No or inadequate potable water supply. Water or ice not potable or from unapproved source. Bottled water not NY State certified. Cross connection in potable water supply system.
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sick worker near the foodcriticalOfficial wording: Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
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flies in the housecriticalOfficial wording: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
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facility hygiene issuecriticalOfficial wording: Sewage disposal system is not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved.
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surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalOfficial wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
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basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsOfficial wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
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Unapproved outdoor, street or sidewalk cooking.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Score 20 on July 17, 2024: Score changed by +66 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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.