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El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score22 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 6, 2025
- address2261 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10035
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2123488654
Is El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant clean?
El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
When was El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant last inspected?
El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant has 7 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2022, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| May 6, 2025 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| March 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| July 1, 2024 | Grade C | 43 pts |
| June 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| February 13, 2023 | Grade B | 25 pts |
| November 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
El Nuevo Sandy Restaurant vs East Harlem North
East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 May 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.