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Taco Bell
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 3, 2025
- address2036 Jerome Ave, Bronx 10453
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone7186187490
Is Taco Bell clean?
Taco Bell is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 3, 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?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
- 🛠️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.
When was Taco Bell last inspected?
Taco Bell has 5 inspections on record going back to July 22, 2022, averaging 16 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 6, 2024 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| March 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 32 pts |
| February 27, 2023 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| July 22, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
Taco Bell vs Mount Hope
Mount Hope runs 78% clean across 77 tracked restaurants — 51 clean, 8 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 77 spots Cooked tracks in Mount Hope, this one comes out cleaner than 71% 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 March 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.