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Elena's Restuarant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2025
- address5 West Tremont Avenue, Bronx 10453
- cuisineMexican
- phone5165956206
Is Elena's Restuarant clean?
Elena's Restuarant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 10, 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 Elena's Restuarant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 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.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
When was Elena's Restuarant last inspected?
Elena's Restuarant has 4 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2022, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 13, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| December 8, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 13 pts |
| August 30, 2022 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Elena's Restuarant vs University Heights-Morris Heights
University Heights-Morris Heights runs 75% clean across 69 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 5 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 69 spots Cooked tracks in University Heights-Morris Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 72% 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 February 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.