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Rancho Tequileria
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 27, 2026
- address741 9 Avenue, Manhattan 10019
- cuisineMexican
- phone2129560731
Is Rancho Tequileria clean?
Rancho Tequileria is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 27, 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 Rancho Tequileria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🗑️garbage situation out of pocketPesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
- 🧫equipment / surface issuecriticalSwollen, leaking, rusted or otherwise damaged canned food to be returned to distributor not segregated from intact product and clearly labeled DO NOT USE
When was Rancho Tequileria last inspected?
Rancho Tequileria has 3 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2023, averaging 11 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| November 20, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| June 23, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Rancho Tequileria vs Clinton
Clinton runs 76% clean across 596 tracked restaurants — 410 clean, 33 mid, 100 cooked.
Against the 596 spots Cooked tracks in Clinton, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.