Taco Bell

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 30, 2026 →
• address22-24 31 Street, Queens 11105
• cuisineTex-Mex
• phone9294870952

Is Taco Bell clean?

Taco Bell is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 30, 2026. 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 September 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🕳️conditions that attract pests
  Garbage receptacle not pest or water resistant, with tight-fitting lids, and covered except while in active use. Garbage receptacle and cover not cleaned after emptying and prior to reuse. Garbage, refuse and other solid and liquid waste not collected, stored, removed and disposed of so as to prevent a nuisance.
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

When was Taco Bell last inspected?

Taco Bell has 6 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2023, averaging 18 points.

Graded visits shown below · newest first · tap a date for the record

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Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Steinway, this one comes out cleaner than 48% 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.

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 September 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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