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Mi Pequeno El Salvador
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 7, 2025
- address94-16 37 Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7186720853
Is Mi Pequeno El Salvador clean?
Mi Pequeno El Salvador is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mi Pequeno El Salvador?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightcriticalAfter cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
- 🛠️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.
- 🌡️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.
When was Mi Pequeno El Salvador last inspected?
Mi Pequeno El Salvador has 4 inspections on record going back to August 9, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| December 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| October 23, 2023 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| August 9, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
Mi Pequeno El Salvador vs Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights runs 75% clean across 345 tracked restaurants — 241 clean, 38 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 345 spots Cooked tracks in Jackson Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 January 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.