156a West 231 Street
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 708-7100
Current Inspection Grade: A
At A Glance
Picante Picante Restaurant has an average score of 23 from 2 scored inspections (see inspection history).
The average is between 14 and 27, which equates to having a B average. This shows that Picante Picante Restaurant may not be consistently maintaining a high level of control over food safety and handling, personal hygiene, facility and equipment managment and vermin control.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
Inspection History
04/24/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 28 | C
- (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) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- (Critical) Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
05/06/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 18 | Not Graded
- (Critical) Live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food 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.
- Food contact surface not properly maintained.
- Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
- Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
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