Las Gaviotas Mexican Restaurant
17-19 Gramatan Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Passed re-check · Oct 1, 2025 Directions
66
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 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Oct 1, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 2 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 1
Re-Inspection
4 violations
- Minor Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Passed Sep 26
Inspection
12 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140°F.
- Critical Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
- Minor Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
- Minor Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
- Minor Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
- Minor Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Minor Insects, rodents present
- Minor Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Minor Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
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