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Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026
- address4840 Broadway, Manhattan 10034
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2123041070
Is Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron clean?
Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron last inspected?
Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron has 7 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| November 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| August 26, 2025 | Grade C | 2 pts |
| August 15, 2025 | closed by the city | 56 pts |
| January 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| May 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| May 3, 2024 | closed by the city | 57 pts |
Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron vs Marble Hill-Inwood
Marble Hill-Inwood runs 74% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 92 clean, 8 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in Marble Hill-Inwood, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.