Cooked?El Santo Taqieria
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score12 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 16, 2025 →
- address1053 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn 11237
- cuisineMexican
- phone6466239531
Is El Santo Taqieria clean?
El Santo Taqieria is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on June 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Santo Taqieria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 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 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 El Santo Taqieria last inspected?
El Santo Taqieria has 3 inspections on record going back to December 10, 2022, averaging 20 points.
June 16, 2025 A
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View full inspection →October 4, 2023 B
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View full inspection →December 10, 2022 Score 21
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View full inspection →El Santo Taqieria vs Bushwick North
Bushwick North runs 77% clean across 342 tracked restaurants — 226 clean, 17 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 342 spots Cooked tracks in Bushwick North, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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.
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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 June 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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