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El Lider Restaurant

4535 PARK AVENUE, Bronx, 10457

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (1 year ago). Details below.

Last inspected Jan 29, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 29, 2025

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

    Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.

    Critical

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Properly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.

    Critical

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 29, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (2 critical)
May 21, 2024Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (5 critical)
Nov 30, 2022Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2
Jul 26, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Reopening Inspection2 (1 critical)
Jul 20, 2022Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection6 (5 critical)
Apr 21, 2022Grade ACycle Inspection / Re-inspection2 (2 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 3×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

Around this address

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

  • 92 rodent inspections on record, 37 finding rat activity.
  • 22 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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