El Descanso Deli Restaurant
5871 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
Passed · Dec 11, 2025 Directions
86
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Dec 11, 2025: passed with 4 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 11
Inspection
4 violations
- Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Passed May 22
Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Passed May 14
Inspection
9 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
- Minor Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
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