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La Plaza Del Pollo
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025
- address1112 Westchester Avenue, Bronx 10459
- cuisineMexican
- phone7185894446
Is La Plaza Del Pollo clean?
La Plaza Del Pollo is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Plaza Del Pollo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-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.
- 🐀rats have moved incriticalEvidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was La Plaza Del Pollo last inspected?
La Plaza Del Pollo has 4 inspections on record going back to October 11, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | — | |
| September 22, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| July 23, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| October 11, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
La Plaza Del Pollo vs Hunts Point
Hunts Point runs 82% clean across 74 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 1 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 74 spots Cooked tracks in Hunts Point, this one comes out cleaner than 17% of them.
Other spots in Hunts Point
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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.