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Taco Bell
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2025
- address1889 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx 10472
- cuisineMexican
- phone7328958779
Is Taco Bell clean?
Taco Bell is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 28, 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 28, 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 4 inspections on record going back to April 25, 2023, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| July 22, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| April 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| April 25, 2023 | Grade A | 5 pts |
Taco Bell vs Soundview-Bruckner
Soundview-Bruckner runs 85% clean across 54 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 2 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 54 spots Cooked tracks in Soundview-Bruckner, this one comes out cleaner than 72% of them.
Other spots in Soundview-Bruckner
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 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.