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Tina's Cuban Cuisine
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 23, 2026
- address238 East 14 Street, Manhattan 10003
- cuisineSpanish
- phone7186371512
Is Tina's Cuban Cuisine clean?
Tina's Cuban Cuisine is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 23, 2026. 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 Tina's Cuban Cuisine?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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.
When was Tina's Cuban Cuisine last inspected?
Tina's Cuban Cuisine has 3 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2024, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 23, 2024 | Grade A | 4 pts |
| May 16, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 37 pts |
Tina's Cuban Cuisine vs East Village
East Village runs 77% clean across 732 tracked restaurants — 477 clean, 41 mid, 105 cooked.
Against the 732 spots Cooked tracks in East Village, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.