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La Madrina
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 17, 2025
- address334 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx 10467
- cuisineMexican
- phone7185159848
Is La Madrina clean?
La Madrina is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 17, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. 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 Madrina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽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 Madrina last inspected?
La Madrina has 4 inspections on record going back to January 2, 2024, averaging 25 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 58 pts |
| November 17, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| September 8, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| January 2, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
La Madrina vs Norwood
Norwood runs 74% clean across 85 tracked restaurants — 61 clean, 8 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 85 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood, this one comes out cleaner than 65% of them.
Other spots in Norwood
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 November 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.