Cooked?El Palenque
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedJanuary 13, 2018
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 28, 2019 →
- address1880 Carter Avenue, Bronx 10457
- cuisineSpanish
- phone6468076496
Is El Palenque clean?
El Palenque currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on January 13, 2018 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 28, 2019 scoring 19 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at El Palenque?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 28, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offProper sanitization not provided for utensil ware washing operation.
- 🐈random live animals insidecriticalLive animals other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueHand wash sign not posted
When was El Palenque last inspected?
El Palenque has 3 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2017, averaging 14 points.
June 28, 2019 Score 19
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →January 13, 2018 A
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →April 2, 2017 Score 10
Loading inspection details…
View full inspection →El Palenque vs Mount Hope
Mount Hope runs 79% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 54 clean, 7 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Hope, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.
Other spots in Mount Hope
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.
Read the New York ratings guide →
Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 June 28, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
check your own block 📸
Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.