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El Tucan
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 11, 2024
- address43-24 91 Place, Queens 11373
- cuisineSpanish
- phone3472933175
Is El Tucan clean?
El Tucan is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 11, 2024. 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 Tucan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
When was El Tucan last inspected?
El Tucan has 4 inspections on record going back to November 29, 2022, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 16, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 5 pts |
| December 12, 2022 | closed by the city | 12 pts |
| November 29, 2022 | closed by the city | 36 pts |
El Tucan vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 11, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.