La Estrella Del Castillo

948 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

Passed · Apr 14, 2025 Directions
80
Good BiteKarma score 80 out of 100
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 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Apr 14, 2025: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical. 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 2 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Apr 14

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140°F
    • 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
  3. 2024
  4. Perfect Nov 23

    Cycle Inspection

    No violations

  5. Failed May 30

    Cycle Inspection

    4 violations, 2 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
    • Critical Juice packaged on premises with no or incomplete label, no warning statement
    • 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
    • Minor Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food-contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Feb 7

    Cycle Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Cold 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
    • Critical Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored

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