Ruta 55 Restaurant

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026 →
• address1318 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx 10474
• cuisineSpanish
• phone7187093935

Is Ruta 55 Restaurant clean?

Ruta 55 Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 7, 2026. 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 Ruta 55 Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

When was Ruta 55 Restaurant last inspected?

Ruta 55 Restaurant has 4 inspections on record going back to December 1, 2023, averaging 18 points.

Ruta 55 Restaurant vs Hunts Point

Hunts Point runs 82% clean across 75 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 1 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 75 spots Cooked tracks in Hunts Point, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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