Cooked?Malecon Restaurant Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 29, 2025 →
- address3500 Broadway, Manhattan 10031
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9172997890
Is Malecon Restaurant Express clean?
Malecon Restaurant Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 29, 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 Malecon Restaurant Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 29, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🚿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.
When was Malecon Restaurant Express last inspected?
Malecon Restaurant Express has 1 inspection on record going back to December 29, 2025, averaging 10 points.
December 29, 2025 A
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Hamilton Heights runs 68% clean across 130 tracked restaurants — 83 clean, 11 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 130 spots Cooked tracks in Hamilton Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 67% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 December 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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