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Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 2, 2024
- address4617 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11220
- cuisineLatin American
- phone3473842827
Is Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito clean?
Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 2, 2024. 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 Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalNo hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito last inspected?
Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito has 3 inspections on record going back to September 27, 2024, averaging 29 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| December 2, 2024 | Grade B | 20 pts |
| September 27, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 36 pts |
Restaurante & Panaderia El Quetzalito vs Sunset Park East
Sunset Park East runs 73% clean across 361 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 35 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 361 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, 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 December 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.