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Zona De Cuba
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score27 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedDecember 28, 2023
- address558 Grand Concourse, Bronx 10451
- cuisineLatin American
- phone7182921400
Is Zona De Cuba clean?
Zona De Cuba is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 28, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Zona De Cuba?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 28, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🦪shellfish with no paper trailcriticalShellfish not from approved source, not or improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
- 🛠️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.
- 🌡️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 Zona De Cuba last inspected?
Zona De Cuba has 2 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2022, averaging 35 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2023 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| November 3, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 42 pts |
Zona De Cuba vs East Concourse-Concourse Village
East Concourse-Concourse Village runs 73% clean across 71 tracked restaurants — 46 clean, 8 mid, 9 cooked.
Against the 71 spots Cooked tracks in East Concourse-Concourse Village, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 December 28, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.