El Pote Restaurant

• gradeGrade pending
• grade postedApril 30, 2024
• inspection score2 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 19, 2026 →
• address718 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10016
• cuisineSpanish
• phone2128896680

Is El Pote Restaurant clean?

New York currently lists El Pote Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on August 19, 2026 that scored 2 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 C on April 30, 2024.

What did inspectors find at El Pote Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.

When was El Pote Restaurant last inspected?

El Pote Restaurant has 10 inspections on record going back to November 10, 2021, averaging 28 points.

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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 August 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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