Cantina Tarasca

• gradeGrade A ⏳
• grade postedDecember 18, 2024
• inspection score38 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMay 11, 2026 →
• address576 Southern Boulevard, Bronx 10455
• cuisineMexican
• phone7184503399

Is Cantina Tarasca clean?

Cantina Tarasca currently carries Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). It was posted on December 18, 2024 and still stands. The place has been inspected again since — on May 11, 2026 scoring 38 points — but NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has not ruled on that visit, so no new grade has been issued. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder the posted grade reads clean 😇; the numbers above come from the newer visit.

What did inspectors find at Cantina Tarasca?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  Cold 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.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
• 🧫food contact surfaces dirty
  Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

When was Cantina Tarasca last inspected?

Cantina Tarasca has 2 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2024, averaging 25 points.

Cantina Tarasca vs Longwood

Longwood runs 71% clean across 49 tracked restaurants — 30 clean, 4 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 49 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 45% of them.

Other spots in Longwood

• A Dunkin Donuts
  clean · June 23, 2026
• A La Churreria Don Julio
  clean · July 20, 2026
• ⏳ Cantina El Chicanito
  cooked · December 12, 2025
• ? Estrella Del Caribe Ny Corp
  not rated
• A El Carnalito Barragan Restaurant & Deli
  clean · April 15, 2026
• C Sabor De Mi Abuela Mar Y Tierra Restaurant
  cooked · May 19, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in Longwood →

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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 May 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

check your own block 📸

Cooked covers 10 cities on official inspection data — see who's clean, mid, or cooked near you.