El Tenampa

NYC Health Dept

96-14 ROOSEVELT AVENUE · QUEENS, NEW YORK CITY

Graded A, 7 points (Oct 2025). Food Storage & Handling cited on 2 of the last 3 inspections.

4 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Oct 2025 · 1 critical violation in the last 12 months.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

OCT 2025

Inspection history

OCT 31

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 2 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

Not Critical Sanitation

Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

JUL 15

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 1 violation

Not Critical Other

Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability

JUL 15

2025

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 3 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or

Not Critical Sanitation

Non-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 under

Critical Food Storage & Handling

Critical Sanitation

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

NOV 29

2023

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 1 CRITICAL

Not Critical Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

Critical Pest Activity

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh fl

Not Critical Sanitation

Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.

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