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Lechonera El Fogon
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score17 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedApril 7, 2025
- address2641 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx 10458
- cuisineSpanish
- phone9177925976
Is Lechonera El Fogon clean?
Lechonera El Fogon is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 7, 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 Lechonera El Fogon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 7, 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.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Lechonera El Fogon last inspected?
Lechonera El Fogon has 8 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2025 | — | |
| April 7, 2025 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| February 28, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| November 12, 2024 | Grade B | 22 pts |
| June 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| March 13, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 21, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 52 pts |
| August 16, 2022 | Grade A | 0 pts |
Lechonera El Fogon vs Bedford Park-Fordham North
Bedford Park-Fordham North runs 79% clean across 101 tracked restaurants — 73 clean, 7 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 101 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford Park-Fordham North, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 April 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.