La Mesa Del Rey

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 18, 2025
• address1712 University Avenue, Bronx 10453
• cuisineLatin American
• phone8138429385

Is La Mesa Del Rey clean?

New York currently lists La Mesa Del Rey as grade pending, following an inspection on June 18, 2025 that scored 8 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at La Mesa Del Rey?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was La Mesa Del Rey last inspected?

La Mesa Del Rey has 1 inspection on record going back to June 18, 2025, averaging 8 points.

La Mesa Del Rey vs University Heights-Morris Heights

University Heights-Morris Heights runs 75% clean across 69 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 5 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 69 spots Cooked tracks in University Heights-Morris Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 June 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.