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La Ruta Del Taco
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations4
- last inspectedNovember 15, 2025
- address92-18 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11421
- cuisineMexican
- phone3479612921
Is La Ruta Del Taco clean?
New York currently lists La Ruta Del Taco as grade pending, following an inspection on November 15, 2025 that scored 24 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it. The last grade it ever posted here was C on November 19, 2024.
What did inspectors find at La Ruta Del Taco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 15, 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.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍽️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.
When was La Ruta Del Taco last inspected?
La Ruta Del Taco has 4 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2023, averaging 38 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| March 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 27 pts |
| November 19, 2024 | Grade C | 29 pts |
| December 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 70 pts |
La Ruta Del Taco vs Woodhaven
Woodhaven runs 77% clean across 111 tracked restaurants — 78 clean, 8 mid, 15 cooked.
Against the 111 spots Cooked tracks in Woodhaven, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 November 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.