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Nassau County

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

  1. Nov 18, 2025

    1 violation
    • Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
  2. 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
  3. Mar 21, 2023

    1 violation
    • Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
  4. 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
  5. 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.