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Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score15 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026
- address2112 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan 10032
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone6467670680
Is Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant clean?
New York currently lists Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on April 9, 2026 that scored 15 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
When was Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant last inspected?
Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| August 29, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| August 24, 2023 | closed by the city | 35 pts |
Salento Colombian Cafe & Restaurant vs Washington Heights South
Washington Heights South runs 75% clean across 208 tracked restaurants — 137 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 208 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights South, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.