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La Ternura
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 17, 2019
- address4210 3 Avenue, Brooklyn 11232
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3477777710
Is La Ternura clean?
La Ternura is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 17, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Ternura?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsFacility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
When was La Ternura last inspected?
La Ternura has 5 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2017, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2019 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| May 1, 2019 | Grade C | 58 pts |
| June 22, 2018 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| October 24, 2017 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| August 1, 2017 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
La Ternura vs Sunset Park West
Sunset Park West runs 80% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 162 clean, 7 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 38% of them.
Other spots in Sunset Park West
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 June 17, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.