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Mexican Tamales Martita
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 27, 2025
- address99 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10302
- cuisineMexican
- phone7185247758
Is Mexican Tamales Martita clean?
Mexican Tamales Martita is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 27, 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 Mexican Tamales Martita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2025, 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.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
When was Mexican Tamales Martita last inspected?
Mexican Tamales Martita has 4 inspections on record going back to November 13, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| April 22, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| November 13, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 8 pts |
Mexican Tamales Martita vs Port Richmond
Port Richmond runs 74% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 37 clean, 6 mid, 7 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Port Richmond, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 August 27, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.