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Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score20 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
- address329 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan 10027
- cuisineMexican
- phone2013678317
Is Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar clean?
New York currently lists Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar as grade pending, following an inspection on January 8, 2026 that scored 20 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was B on May 8, 2025.
What did inspectors find at Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar last inspected?
Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar has 6 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2023, averaging 32 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | — | |
| January 8, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| September 22, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 48 pts |
| May 8, 2025 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| December 3, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| January 12, 2023 | Grade B | 21 pts |
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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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.