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Taco Express

February 4, 2025 · Score 39

🫥not rated

official resultScore 39
score39 pts
inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings4

Failed findings

hot food sitting too coolcritical

Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
fridge is giving… room tempcritical

Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
food from a mystery sourcecritical

Official wording: Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
code 03ACriticalstatus: Critical
food-handling slipcritical

Official wording: Tobacco or electronic cigarette use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area.
code 06BCriticalstatus: Critical
facility / equipment issue

Official wording: Toilet facility not maintained or provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle or self-closing door.
code 10Astatus: Not Critical
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: 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.
code 10Fstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on December 20, 2023: Score changed by +34 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: NYC Open Data.