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Sandro's Latin Food
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score26 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 13, 2025
- address27-03 23 Avenue, Queens 11105
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7186062323
Is Sandro's Latin Food clean?
Sandro's Latin Food is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 13, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sandro's Latin Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🪳roaches are dining toocriticalLive roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Sandro's Latin Food last inspected?
Sandro's Latin Food has 4 inspections on record going back to April 21, 2022, averaging 26 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2025 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| June 28, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
| January 25, 2023 | Grade B | 26 pts |
| April 21, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Sandro's Latin Food vs Steinway
Steinway runs 82% clean across 184 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 16 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 184 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.