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Mamajuana Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2025
- address247 Dyckman Street, Manhattan 10034
- cuisineLatin American
- phone2123040140
Is Mamajuana Cafe clean?
Mamajuana Cafe is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 19, 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 Mamajuana Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🌡️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
When was Mamajuana Cafe last inspected?
Mamajuana Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2024, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | — | |
| April 13, 2026 | — | |
| February 19, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| July 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 35 pts |
Mamajuana Cafe vs Marble Hill-Inwood
Marble Hill-Inwood runs 74% clean across 142 tracked restaurants — 92 clean, 8 mid, 24 cooked.
Against the 142 spots Cooked tracks in Marble Hill-Inwood, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.