El Nuevo Valle Seafood

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedOctober 29, 2024
• inspection score29 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 6, 2026 →
• address231 Sherman Avenue, Manhattan 10034
• cuisineLatin American
• phone2125440808

Is El Nuevo Valle Seafood clean?

New York currently lists El Nuevo Valle Seafood as grade pending, following an inspection on April 6, 2026 that scored 29 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on October 29, 2024.

What did inspectors find at El Nuevo Valle Seafood?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧤food-handling slipcritical
  Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Valle Seafood last inspected?

El Nuevo Valle Seafood has 4 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2023, averaging 21 points.

El Nuevo Valle Seafood vs Marble Hill-Inwood

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Against the 143 spots Cooked tracks in Marble Hill-Inwood, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 April 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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