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Gallego Seafood
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 9, 2026
- address1270 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10033
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9176792875
Is Gallego Seafood clean?
Gallego Seafood is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 9, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Gallego Seafood?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Gallego Seafood last inspected?
Gallego Seafood has 1 inspection on record going back to March 9, 2026, averaging 12 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Gallego Seafood vs Washington Heights South
Washington Heights South runs 75% clean across 208 tracked restaurants — 137 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 208 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 March 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.