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Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
- address521 West 207 Street, Manhattan 10034
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9175290966
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 December 11, 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 December 11, 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant last inspected?
Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to May 31, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 2, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| February 20, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| October 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| May 31, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Equis Pica Pollo Restaurant 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 47% 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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.