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Lechonera La Isla
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedSeptember 10, 2025
- address254 East 125 Street, Manhattan 10035
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2129961972
Is Lechonera La Isla clean?
Lechonera La Isla is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 10, 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 Lechonera La Isla?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 10, 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.
When was Lechonera La Isla last inspected?
Lechonera La Isla has 3 inspections on record going back to May 18, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| April 18, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 18, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
Lechonera La Isla vs East Harlem North
East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 83% 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 September 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.