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La Puerta Roja
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 28, 2025
- address1120 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn 11218
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3472211970
Is La Puerta Roja clean?
La Puerta Roja is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 28, 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 Puerta Roja?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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.
When was La Puerta Roja last inspected?
La Puerta Roja has 2 inspections on record going back to January 31, 2024, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| January 31, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
La Puerta Roja vs Flatbush
Flatbush runs 77% clean across 225 tracked restaurants — 151 clean, 7 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 225 spots Cooked tracks in Flatbush, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 August 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.