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EL MERCADITO 2
423 CLINTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
Last inspected Nov 18, 2025
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
This source doesn’t issue a letter grade, so CleanPlate derived the status from the reported violation data.
✓
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Inspection history
Nov 18, 2025
✓1 violation
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
Nov 3, 2025
✕4 violations
- Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Critical:Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Mar 21, 2023
✓1 violation
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
Feb 28, 2023
✕5 violations
- Critical:Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
- Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Jan 24, 2022
✕5 violations
- Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
- Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
- Insects, rodents present
- Critical:Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
- Dressing rooms dirty, not provided, improperly located
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Source: New York State Department of Health. Data shown unmodified from the official record. See something wrong? Report a data issue.
