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La Cueva
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 8, 2025
- address961 Leggett Avenue, Bronx 10455
- cuisineMexican
- phone3474065585
Is La Cueva clean?
La Cueva is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 8, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 La Cueva?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 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.
- 🧤food-handling slipcriticalTobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was La Cueva last inspected?
La Cueva has 4 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2024, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| May 8, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| January 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| May 15, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
La Cueva vs Longwood
Longwood runs 74% clean across 48 tracked restaurants — 28 clean, 4 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 48 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 May 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.