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La Moneda Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2023
- address1690 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7189012787
Is La Moneda Restaurant clean?
La Moneda Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. 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 Moneda Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry is worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
When was La Moneda Restaurant last inspected?
La Moneda Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to October 28, 2022, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| January 21, 2023 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| October 28, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
La Moneda Restaurant vs Mount Hope
Mount Hope runs 78% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 8 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Hope, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 January 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.