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El Tio Pio
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2025
- address76 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn 11201
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7188753097
Is El Tio Pio clean?
El Tio Pio is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 20, 2025. 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 Tio Pio?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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 Tio Pio last inspected?
El Tio Pio has 4 inspections on record going back to December 19, 2022, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| September 6, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| April 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| December 19, 2022 | Grade A | 9 pts |
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Against the 407 spots Cooked tracks in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 November 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.