Cooked?La Cuesta
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- grade postedFebruary 12, 2024
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMay 12, 2025 →
- address582 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3474556072
Is La Cuesta clean?
La Cuesta currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on February 12, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on May 12, 2025 scoring 20 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.
What did inspectors find at La Cuesta?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2025, 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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was La Cuesta last inspected?
La Cuesta has 3 inspections on record going back to March 27, 2023, averaging 18 points.
May 12, 2025 Score 20
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View full inspection →February 12, 2024 A
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View full inspection →March 27, 2023 Score 21
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View full inspection →La Cuesta vs East New York
East New York runs 83% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 111 clean, 8 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in East New York, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 May 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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