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Sol Maya Restaurant
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
- address2061 2 Avenue, Manhattan 10029
- cuisineMexican
- phone2124106950
Is Sol Maya Restaurant clean?
Sol Maya Restaurant is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sol Maya Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
When was Sol Maya Restaurant last inspected?
Sol Maya Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to May 4, 2023, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| October 17, 2024 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| May 4, 2023 | Grade A | 6 pts |
Sol Maya Restaurant vs East Harlem South
East Harlem South runs 74% clean across 150 tracked restaurants — 101 clean, 14 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 150 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem South, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.