Cooked?Taco Bell Cantina
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 29, 2025 →
- address491 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11216
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone7184844279
Is Taco Bell Cantina clean?
Taco Bell Cantina is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 29, 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 Taco Bell Cantina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 29, 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.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
When was Taco Bell Cantina last inspected?
Taco Bell Cantina has 3 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2023, averaging 11 points.
August 29, 2025 A
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View full inspection →May 14, 2024 A
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View full inspection →February 1, 2023 A
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View full inspection →Taco Bell Cantina vs Bedford
Bedford runs 79% clean across 206 tracked restaurants — 142 clean, 10 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 206 spots Cooked tracks in Bedford, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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 29, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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