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Tulcingo Cafe
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 29, 2026
- address3041 Buhre Avenue, Bronx 10461
- cuisineMexican
- phone3472818787
Is Tulcingo Cafe clean?
Tulcingo Cafe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on May 29, 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 Tulcingo Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🛠️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 Tulcingo Cafe last inspected?
Tulcingo Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2024, averaging 18 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| January 17, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 23, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 41 pts |
Tulcingo Cafe vs Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island
Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island runs 84% clean across 73 tracked restaurants — 57 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 73 spots Cooked tracks in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 May 29, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.