Cooked?
Ricos Tacos
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score23 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedFebruary 19, 2025
- address505 51 Street, Brooklyn 11220
- cuisineMexican
- phone7186334816
Is Ricos Tacos clean?
Ricos Tacos is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on February 19, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Ricos Tacos?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 19, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🔪cross-contamination riskcriticalRaw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, and equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
When was Ricos Tacos last inspected?
Ricos Tacos has 5 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2022, averaging 23 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2025 | Grade B | 23 pts |
| May 20, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| June 20, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 25, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 31 pts |
| September 6, 2022 | Grade B | 21 pts |
Ricos Tacos vs Sunset Park East
Sunset Park East runs 73% clean across 361 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 35 mid, 53 cooked.
Against the 361 spots Cooked tracks in Sunset Park East, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.
Other spots in Sunset Park East
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 February 19, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.