El Punto Cubano

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 31, 2024 →
• address445 Albee Square, Brooklyn 11201
• cuisineLatin American
• phone5163409945

Is El Punto Cubano clean?

El Punto Cubano is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 31, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Punto Cubano?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2024, 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.
• ♨️leftovers reheated sketchycritical
  TCS food removed from cold holding or prepared from or combined with ingredients at room temperature not cooled by an approved method to 41 °F or below within 4 hours.

When was El Punto Cubano last inspected?

El Punto Cubano has 3 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2023, averaging 15 points.

El Punto Cubano vs DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill

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Against the 415 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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.

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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 October 31, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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