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Rancho Estrella Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 18, 2025
- address616 East 187 Street, Bronx 10458
- cuisineMexican
- phone3472716978
Is Rancho Estrella Restaurant clean?
Rancho Estrella Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 18, 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 Rancho Estrella Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🛠️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 Rancho Estrella Restaurant last inspected?
Rancho Estrella Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| March 28, 2024 | Grade B | 21 pts |
| May 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| November 25, 2022 | Grade B | 21 pts |
Rancho Estrella Restaurant vs Belmont
Belmont runs 84% clean across 143 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 8 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 143 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 August 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.