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Homemade Taqueria
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 9, 2026
- address999 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan 10025
- cuisineMexican
- phone2124193866
Is Homemade Taqueria clean?
Homemade Taqueria is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 9, 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 Homemade Taqueria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 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.
- 🛠️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 Homemade Taqueria last inspected?
Homemade Taqueria has 3 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2024, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 25, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| January 30, 2024 | Grade A | 3 pts |
Homemade Taqueria vs Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights runs 77% clean across 196 tracked restaurants — 131 clean, 13 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 196 spots Cooked tracks in Morningside Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 61% 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 April 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.