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Girasol Taqueria & Bakery
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address690 5 Avenue, Brooklyn 11215
- cuisineMexican
- phone7183690251
Is Girasol Taqueria & Bakery clean?
Girasol Taqueria & Bakery is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 15, 2026. 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 Girasol Taqueria & Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️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.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was Girasol Taqueria & Bakery last inspected?
Girasol Taqueria & Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to April 11, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 30, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 16 pts |
| August 2, 2024 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| March 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| April 11, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
Girasol Taqueria & Bakery vs Sunset Park West
Sunset Park West runs 80% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 162 clean, 7 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park West, this one comes out cleaner than 20% 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 January 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.