Elsa La Reina Del Chicharron
1249 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10032
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 4 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Dec 9, 2024: passed with 2 violations, 2 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 24, 2024. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2024
- Passed Dec 9
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical 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
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Failed Oct 24
Cycle Inspection
7 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas
- Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
- Critical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer's refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor
- Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
- Minor Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests
- Minor Single-service article not provided. Single-service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device
- Minor Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises
- 2023
- Passed May 11
Cycle Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer's refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor
- Minor Nonfood-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
- 2022
- Passed Mar 8
Cycle Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas
- Minor Nonfood-contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Nonfood-contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit
- Minor Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist
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