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El Nuevo Carribeno
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 28, 2025
- address1675 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2128313906
Is El Nuevo Carribeno clean?
El Nuevo Carribeno is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 28, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Carribeno?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was El Nuevo Carribeno last inspected?
El Nuevo Carribeno has 6 inspections on record going back to June 16, 2022, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 13, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
| March 18, 2024 | — | |
| May 19, 2023 | — | |
| January 31, 2023 | Grade C | 31 pts |
| June 16, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
El Nuevo Carribeno vs East Harlem South
East Harlem South runs 74% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 14 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.
Other spots in East Harlem South
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 January 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.