Taco Bell

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 22, 2025
• address60-12 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11377
• cuisineMexican
• phone6465128287

Is Taco Bell clean?

Taco Bell is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 22, 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 September 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
  Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying condition.
• ⚠️“Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
  “Choking first aid” poster not posted. “Alcohol and Pregnancy” warning sign not posted. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks (adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted.
• 🛠️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.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
• 🍴utensils stored sketchycritical
  Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

When was Taco Bell last inspected?

Taco Bell has 3 inspections on record going back to March 7, 2023, averaging 11 points.

Taco Bell vs Woodside

Woodside runs 73% clean across 158 tracked restaurants — 108 clean, 15 mid, 24 cooked.

Against the 158 spots Cooked tracks in Woodside, this one comes out cleaner than 73% 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 September 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.