Grade APeruvian

Quechua Nostra

1634 LEXINGTON AVENUE, Manhattan, 10029

Should you eat here?

Mostly OK — but 2 critical violations were found at the latest inspection (5 months ago). Details below.

Last inspected Feb 11, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Feb 11, 2026

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    HACCP plan not approved or approved HACCP plan not maintained on premises.

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

    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 less within 4 additional hours.

    Critical
  • A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

    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 underneath the unit.

  • A problem with equipment or the physical facility (plumbing, floors, lighting, ventilation).

    Equipment used for ROP not approved by the Department

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Feb 11, 2026Grade PendingCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection4 (2 critical)
Sep 16, 2024Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)
Apr 18, 2023Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.
  • 2×A cleanliness or sanitizing issue with surfaces, dishware, or the general premises.

Around this address

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

  • 106 rodent inspections on record, 33 finding rat activity.
  • 4 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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