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Lena's Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 12, 2025
- address206 East 198 Street, Bronx 10458
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7182955330
Is Lena's Restaurant clean?
Lena's Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 12, 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 Lena's Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, 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.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueDishwashing and ware washing: Cleaning and sanitizing of tableware, including dishes, utensils, and equipment deficient.
When was Lena's Restaurant last inspected?
Lena's Restaurant has 2 inspections on record going back to March 28, 2024, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 28, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Lena's Restaurant 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 30% 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 June 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.