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Bushwick Taco Company
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 25, 2025
- address839 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn 11207
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone7186765305
Is Bushwick Taco Company clean?
Bushwick Taco Company is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 25, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bushwick Taco Company?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-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.
When was Bushwick Taco Company last inspected?
Bushwick Taco Company has 4 inspections on record going back to December 7, 2022, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 30, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| February 21, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| December 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
Bushwick Taco Company vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 78% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 18 mid, 44 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 64% of them.
Other spots in Bushwick North
How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.