El Palenque

• official resultScore 19
• score19 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings2

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🐈random live animals insidecritical
  Official wording: Live animals other than fish in tank or service animal present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
  code 04OCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Official wording: Proper sanitization not provided for utensil ware washing operation.
  code 10Hstatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Hand wash sign not posted
  code 10Jstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on January 13, 2018: Score changed by +7 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Mount Hope

• A Sirenas
  clean · 1896 Jerome Avenue · inspected May 3, 2026
• A Oli 99¢ Fresh Pizza
  clean · 2 East Burnside Avenue · inspected April 7, 2026
• A Kennedy Fried Chicken
  clean · 2115 Grand Concourse · inspected April 14, 2026
• A Kennedy Fried Chicken
  clean · 162 East 174 Street · inspected December 4, 2025
• B Galagala Ny Restaurant
  mid · 13 East 175 Street · inspected March 9, 2026
• ⏳ Aa Chinese Restaurant
  cooked · 214 East Burnside Avenue · inspected May 14, 2026

See every restaurant in Mount Hope →

About this record

This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.