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El Rey De Los Tacos
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
- address49-06 43 Avenue, Queens 11377
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone7183962779
Is El Rey De Los Tacos clean?
El Rey De Los Tacos is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 2, 2026. 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 El Rey De Los Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 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.
- ⚠️Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availabilityFailure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
- ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
- 🛠️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 El Rey De Los Tacos last inspected?
El Rey De Los Tacos has 4 inspections on record going back to April 10, 2023, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| October 18, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| September 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 23 pts |
| April 10, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
El Rey De Los Tacos vs Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth
Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth runs 76% clean across 540 tracked restaurants — 359 clean, 31 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 540 spots Cooked tracks in Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, this one comes out cleaner than 74% of them.
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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 February 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.