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Estrella Azteca
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 11, 2025
- address2328 Arthur Avenue, Bronx 10458
- cuisineMexican
- phone7182207621
Is Estrella Azteca clean?
Estrella Azteca is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Estrella Azteca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️dishwashing setup offSingle service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Estrella Azteca last inspected?
Estrella Azteca has 5 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 60 pts |
| September 7, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| February 11, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| August 16, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 13 pts |
Estrella Azteca vs Belmont
Belmont runs 84% clean across 143 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 8 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 143 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 February 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.