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Espinal Deli & Grocery
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 3, 2025
- address282 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11205
- cuisineSpanish
- phone7188571784
Is Espinal Deli & Grocery clean?
Espinal Deli & Grocery is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 3, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Espinal Deli & Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Espinal Deli & Grocery last inspected?
Espinal Deli & Grocery has 4 inspections on record going back to May 22, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| January 24, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| February 21, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 22, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
Espinal Deli & Grocery vs Bedford
Bedford runs 79% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 141 clean, 13 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 October 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.