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El Sabor De La Esquina
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address2530 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
- cuisineSpanish
- phone3472406967
Is El Sabor De La Esquina clean?
El Sabor De La Esquina is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 16, 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 Sabor De La Esquina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was El Sabor De La Esquina last inspected?
El Sabor De La Esquina has 7 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2024, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 23, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| February 6, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 24, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| February 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 2 pts |
| January 25, 2024 | closed by the city | 11 pts |
| January 19, 2024 | closed by the city | 54 pts |
El Sabor De La Esquina vs East New York
East New York runs 86% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 110 clean, 7 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 52% 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 July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.