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La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score31 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2026
- address546 West 207 Street, Manhattan 10034
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2125448888
Is La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan clean?
New York currently lists La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan as grade pending, following an inspection on February 19, 2026 that scored 31 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was A on August 29, 2024.
What did inspectors find at La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2026, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan last inspected?
La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan has 5 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2024, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| November 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| November 19, 2025 | closed by the city | 28 pts |
| August 29, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
La Casa Del Mofongo And Piano Bar/ Barra Payan 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 10% 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 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.