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El Sazon Ideal Restaurant

health inspection grade Β· University Heights-Morris Heights Β· Bronx
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  • gradeGrade A
  • inspection score12 pts
  • critical violations2
  • last inspectedAugust 11, 2025 β†’
  • address148 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx 10453
  • cuisineLatin American
  • phone7182991365
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Is El Sazon Ideal Restaurant clean?

El Sazon Ideal Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations β€” the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean πŸ˜‡.

What did inspectors find at El Sazon Ideal Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

  • 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
    Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  • 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 Β°F.

When was El Sazon Ideal Restaurant last inspected?

El Sazon Ideal Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to June 13, 2023, averaging 19 points.

August 11, 2025 A Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection Β· 12 pts Β· 2 failed findings

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January 17, 2025 Score 20 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection Β· 20 pts Β· 4 failed findings

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March 18, 2024 B Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection Β· 19 pts Β· 3 failed findings

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June 13, 2023 Score 26 Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection Β· 26 pts Β· 5 failed findings

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El Sazon Ideal Restaurant vs University Heights-Morris Heights

University Heights-Morris Heights runs 75% clean across 70 tracked restaurants β€” 43 clean, 4 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 70 spots Cooked tracks in University Heights-Morris Heights, 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 β€” it stays β€œGrade 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 β€” this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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