Grade ALatin American

El Buen Sazon Deli Restaurant

1130 ZEREGA AVENUE, Bronx, 10462

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (12 days ago). Details below.

Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jul 29, 2026

  • Food was not stored, covered, labeled, or dated properly.

    Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

    Critical
  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

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

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jul 29, 2026Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (2 critical)
Jul 18, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (1 critical)
May 12, 2025Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection5 (3 critical)
May 1, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 3 rodent inspections on record, 1 finding rat activity.
  • 2 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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