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La Esquina Del Sabor
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score23 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 14, 2026
- address99-01 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7185140117
Is La Esquina Del Sabor clean?
La Esquina Del Sabor is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Esquina Del Sabor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was La Esquina Del Sabor last inspected?
La Esquina Del Sabor has 5 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2024, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| March 30, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| December 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| July 29, 2024 | Grade C | 29 pts |
| April 2, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 48 pts |
La Esquina Del Sabor vs East Elmhurst
East Elmhurst runs 74% clean across 39 tracked restaurants — 26 clean, 5 mid, 4 cooked.
Against the 39 spots Cooked tracks in East Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.