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El Paso
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score28 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
- address35-64 95 Street, Queens 11372
- cuisineLatin American
- phone6462200043
Is El Paso clean?
New York currently lists El Paso as grade pending, following an inspection on July 1, 2026 that scored 28 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 February 12, 2024.
What did inspectors find at El Paso?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪰flies in the housecriticalFilth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was El Paso last inspected?
El Paso has 5 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2024, averaging 36 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| April 14, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| April 8, 2026 | closed by the city | 56 pts |
| October 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 83 pts |
| February 12, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
El Paso vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 July 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.