Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 13, 2025 →
• address739 Riverdale Avenue, Brooklyn 11207
• cuisineSpanish
• phone3479729211

Is Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant clean?

Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 13, 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 Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.

When was Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant last inspected?

Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to May 8, 2023, averaging 14 points.

Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant vs East New York

East New York runs 83% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 111 clean, 8 mid, 15 cooked.

Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 71% of them.

Other spots in East New York

• A La Flor Del Canario Restaurant
  clean · October 17, 2025
• B Lee Good Taste 88
  mid · June 4, 2025
• A Kennedy Fried Chicken
  clean · November 5, 2025
• A Ochi Jamaican And Seafood Grill
  clean · June 5, 2025
• A Red Crab Juicy Seafood & Bar
  clean · January 5, 2026
• A 1050 Cafe
  clean · July 29, 2025

See every restaurant inspection in East New York →

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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.