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El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 30, 2025
- address89-07 139 Street, Queens 11435
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3476393086
Is El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery clean?
El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 30, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery last inspected?
El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2023, averaging 20 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
| June 30, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 15, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| May 22, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
El Rinconcito Paisa Restaurant & Bakery vs Jamaica
Jamaica runs 76% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 17 mid, 32 cooked.
Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 June 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.