Cooked?El Quetzalito
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2025 →
- address57-25 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11377
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3474486102
Is El Quetzalito clean?
El Quetzalito is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 31, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Quetzalito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2025, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍽️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.
When was El Quetzalito last inspected?
El Quetzalito has 2 inspections on record going back to February 13, 2025, averaging 36 points.
March 31, 2025 B
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View full inspection →February 13, 2025 Score 44
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View full inspection →El Quetzalito vs Woodside
Woodside runs 73% clean across 158 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 14 mid, 26 cooked.
Against the 158 spots Cooked tracks in Woodside, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 March 31, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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