Cooked?La Covacha
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 20, 2026 →
- address368 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan 10024
- cuisineMexican
- phone2127122929
Is La Covacha clean?
La Covacha is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Covacha?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🛠️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.
When was La Covacha last inspected?
La Covacha has 4 inspections on record going back to April 17, 2023, averaging 16 points.
August 20, 2026 A
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View full inspection →September 24, 2025 Score 24
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View full inspection →May 23, 2024 A
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View full inspection →April 17, 2023 Score 19
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View full inspection →La Covacha vs Upper West Side
Upper West Side runs 80% clean across 426 tracked restaurants — 313 clean, 20 mid, 60 cooked.
Against the 426 spots Cooked tracks in Upper West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 August 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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