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Santa Ana Deli & Grocery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2025
- address171 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineMexican
- phone7186284691
Is Santa Ana Deli & Grocery clean?
Santa Ana Deli & Grocery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2025. 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 Santa Ana Deli & Grocery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueLighting inadequate; permanent lighting not provided in food preparation areas, ware washing areas, and storage rooms. Shatterproof bulb or shield to prevent broken glass from falling into food or onto surfaces, not installed.
When was Santa Ana Deli & Grocery last inspected?
Santa Ana Deli & Grocery has 5 inspections on record going back to March 24, 2022, averaging 27 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 30, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 48 pts |
| June 1, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| April 1, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 3 pts |
| March 24, 2022 | closed by the city | 63 pts |
Santa Ana Deli & Grocery vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 January 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.