La Rubia Bar & Grill

• gradeGrade C ⏳
• grade postedDecember 6, 2024
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 20, 2025 →
• address3864 Broadway, Manhattan 10032
• cuisineLatin American
• phone6468182933

Is La Rubia Bar & Grill clean?

La Rubia Bar & Grill currently carries Grade C ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on December 6, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on March 20, 2025 scoring 13 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads cooked 🪳; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at La Rubia Bar & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food-temperature slipcritical
  Hot TCS food item that has been cooked and cooled is being held for service without first being reheated to 165º F or above within 2 hours.
• 🍽️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.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 Rubia Bar & Grill last inspected?

La Rubia Bar & Grill has 5 inspections on record going back to October 31, 2024, averaging 26 points.

La Rubia Bar & Grill vs Washington Heights South

Washington Heights South runs 76% clean across 209 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 12 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 209 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 March 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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