Cooked?Ernesto's
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedNovember 6, 2024
- inspection score0 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 21, 2026 →
- address259 East Broadway, Manhattan 10002
- cuisineSpanish
- phone6466928300
Is Ernesto's clean?
Ernesto's currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on November 6, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on June 21, 2026 scoring 0 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at Ernesto's?
Nothing was written up at the most recent inspection on June 21, 2026. A clean sheet like this is the best possible result — no violations of any severity were recorded.
When was Ernesto's last inspected?
Ernesto's has 2 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2024, averaging 3 points.
June 21, 2026 Score 0
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View full inspection →Ernesto's vs Lower East Side
Lower East Side runs 75% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 8 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in Lower East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 84% 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.
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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 June 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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