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Las Margaritas Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2025
- address7302 3 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209
- cuisineMexican
- phone3477516771
Is Las Margaritas Express clean?
Las Margaritas Express is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 20, 2025. 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 Las Margaritas Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️facility / equipment issueAccurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
- 🛠️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.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueWash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
When was Las Margaritas Express last inspected?
Las Margaritas Express has 7 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2023, averaging 30 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| August 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| April 10, 2025 | Grade C | 2 pts |
| April 7, 2025 | closed by the city | 75 pts |
| November 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 51 pts |
| August 8, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| February 22, 2023 | Grade C | 42 pts |
Las Margaritas Express vs Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge runs 79% clean across 364 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 18 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 364 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 27% 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 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.