La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score7 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2026 →
• address2029 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10453
• cuisineMexican
• phone7187312608

Is La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables clean?

La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

When was La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables last inspected?

La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables has 4 inspections on record going back to July 3, 2023, averaging 16 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

La Esperanza Mexican Deli Grocery & Vegetables vs Mount Hope

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Against the 81 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Hope, this one comes out cleaner than 86% 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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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 October 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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