Cooked?El Parador Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 16, 2025 →
- address325 East 34 Street, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineMexican
- phone2126796812
Is El Parador Cafe clean?
El Parador Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 16, 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 Parador Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- ⚠️Failure to post or conspicuously post healthy eating information
When was El Parador Cafe last inspected?
El Parador Cafe has 2 inspections on record going back to May 7, 2025, averaging 24 points.
September 16, 2025 A
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View full inspection →May 7, 2025 Score 37
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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.
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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 September 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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