Taco Bell

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2025 →
• address38-01 Junction Boulevard, Queens 11368
• cuisineTex-Mex
• phone9293141881

Is Taco Bell clean?

Taco Bell is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 26, 2025. 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 Taco Bell?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-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 sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

When was Taco Bell last inspected?

Taco Bell has 3 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2023, averaging 12 points.

Taco Bell vs North Corona

North Corona runs 72% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 127 clean, 25 mid, 25 cooked.

Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in North Corona, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.

Other spots in North Corona

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• A Mundo Feliz (Herbalife)
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• A Nuevo Tacos Al Suadero
  clean · March 2, 2026
• B Paleteria Los Michoacanos
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• A La Nueva Delicia Peruana
  clean · May 19, 2025

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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.

Read the New York ratings guide →

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 December 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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