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El Paso Mexican Restaurant
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2026
- address64 East 97 Street, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineMexican
- phone2129961739
Is El Paso Mexican Restaurant clean?
New York currently lists El Paso Mexican Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on January 6, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at El Paso Mexican Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🛠️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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was El Paso Mexican Restaurant last inspected?
El Paso Mexican Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to January 6, 2026, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
El Paso Mexican Restaurant vs East Harlem South
East Harlem South runs 74% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 14 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 January 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.