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Morena Restaurant
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2025
- address2151 Jerome Avenue, Bronx 10453
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7185843601
Is Morena Restaurant clean?
Morena Restaurant is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Morena Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️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.
- ⚠️Flavored tobacco products sold, offered for saleFlavored tobacco products sold, offered for sale
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️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.
When was Morena Restaurant last inspected?
Morena Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2022, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 22 pts |
| January 21, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| November 7, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| May 3, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 3, 2022 | Grade A | 6 pts |
Morena Restaurant vs University Heights-Morris Heights
University Heights-Morris Heights runs 75% clean across 69 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 5 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 69 spots Cooked tracks in University Heights-Morris Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.