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Tico's Cafeteria
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 11, 2025
- address151 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineLatin American
- phone9085915216
Is Tico's Cafeteria clean?
Tico's Cafeteria is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 11, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Tico's Cafeteria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Tico's Cafeteria last inspected?
Tico's Cafeteria has 4 inspections on record going back to June 27, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| August 11, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| March 3, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 12 pts |
| June 27, 2023 | Grade A | 2 pts |
Tico's Cafeteria 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 21% 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 August 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.