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El Rinconcito Paisa
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 26, 2026
- address130-01 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11418
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7186390222
Is El Rinconcito Paisa clean?
El Rinconcito Paisa is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 26, 2026. 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 Rinconcito Paisa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was El Rinconcito Paisa last inspected?
El Rinconcito Paisa has 3 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2025, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| August 4, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 5, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
El Rinconcito Paisa vs Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens runs 83% clean across 50 tracked restaurants — 39 clean, 4 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 50 spots Cooked tracks in Kew Gardens, this one comes out cleaner than 87% 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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.