Tu Cocina Restaurant

• gradeGrade pending
• inspection score19 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 12, 2026 →
• address1579 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan 10040
• cuisineLatin American
• phone3478249540

Is Tu Cocina Restaurant clean?

New York currently lists Tu Cocina Restaurant as grade pending, following an inspection on August 12, 2026 that scored 19 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.

What did inspectors find at Tu Cocina Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🧼staff skipping handwashingcritical
  Personal 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.
• 🔪cross-contamination riskcritical
  Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

When was Tu Cocina Restaurant last inspected?

Tu Cocina Restaurant has 1 inspection on record going back to August 12, 2026, averaging 19 points.

Tu Cocina Restaurant vs Washington Heights North

Washington Heights North runs 66% clean across 162 tracked restaurants — 93 clean, 10 mid, 38 cooked.

Against the 162 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Heights North, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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