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La Morenita Ecuatoriana
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 1, 2025
- address100-08 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11368
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7186992797
Is La Morenita Ecuatoriana clean?
La Morenita Ecuatoriana is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 1, 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 Morenita Ecuatoriana?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
When was La Morenita Ecuatoriana last inspected?
La Morenita Ecuatoriana has 5 inspections on record going back to May 24, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| January 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| March 14, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 23, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| May 24, 2022 | Grade A | 2 pts |
La Morenita Ecuatoriana vs North Corona
North Corona runs 73% clean across 194 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 25 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 194 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.