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La Estrella Del Castillo
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 14, 2025
- address948 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11225
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7183633387
Is La Estrella Del Castillo clean?
La Estrella Del Castillo is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 14, 2025. 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 Estrella Del Castillo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was La Estrella Del Castillo last inspected?
La Estrella Del Castillo has 5 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2022, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| November 23, 2024 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| May 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| February 7, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 23, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
La Estrella Del Castillo vs Crown Heights South
Crown Heights South runs 86% clean across 74 tracked restaurants — 57 clean, 4 mid, 5 cooked.
Against the 74 spots Cooked tracks in Crown Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 April 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.