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Recuerdos Mexicanos
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2024
- address232 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10302
- cuisineMexican
- phone7188155533
Is Recuerdos Mexicanos clean?
Recuerdos Mexicanos is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 23, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Recuerdos Mexicanos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2024, 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.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
When was Recuerdos Mexicanos last inspected?
Recuerdos Mexicanos has 4 inspections on record going back to March 30, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
| July 18, 2022 | Grade C | 28 pts |
| March 30, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
Recuerdos Mexicanos vs Port Richmond
Port Richmond runs 74% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Port Richmond, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 December 23, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.