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El Nuevo Cafe Latino
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2025
- address144-11 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7185263528
Is El Nuevo Cafe Latino clean?
El Nuevo Cafe Latino is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 22, 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 Nuevo Cafe Latino?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was El Nuevo Cafe Latino last inspected?
El Nuevo Cafe Latino has 3 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2022, averaging 15 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| September 28, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| November 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
El Nuevo Cafe Latino vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, 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 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.