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Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score21 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJune 9, 2025
- address134 East 170 Street, Bronx 10452
- cuisineMexican
- phone7185880803
Is Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca clean?
Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 9, 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 Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 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.
- 🧫equipment / surface issuecriticalSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
- 🛠️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.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca last inspected?
Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca has 5 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023, averaging 28 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| March 17, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| November 21, 2024 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| June 11, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 30 pts |
| January 12, 2023 | Grade B | 16 pts |
Nuevo Tulcingo Azteca vs West Concourse
West Concourse runs 86% clean across 154 tracked restaurants — 126 clean, 6 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 154 spots Cooked tracks in West Concourse, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.