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Paraiso Azteca Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 29, 2025
- address1681 East 16 Street, Brooklyn 11229
- cuisineMexican
- phone7189989860
Is Paraiso Azteca Restaurant clean?
Paraiso Azteca Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 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 Paraiso Azteca Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 29, 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.
- 🛠️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.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Paraiso Azteca Restaurant last inspected?
Paraiso Azteca Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| August 15, 2024 | Grade C | 33 pts |
| December 28, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| November 29, 2022 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| May 23, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
Paraiso Azteca Restaurant vs Madison
Madison runs 72% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 April 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.