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Taco Hut
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score13 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
- address1884 Park Avenue, Manhattan 10035
- cuisineChinese
- phone2126738859
Is Taco Hut clean?
Taco Hut is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 13, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taco Hut?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold 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.
When was Taco Hut last inspected?
Taco Hut has 5 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2022, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| January 27, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| July 1, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 20 pts |
| February 13, 2023 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| December 5, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 19 pts |
Taco Hut vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds
Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 71% clean across 91 tracked restaurants — 60 clean, 5 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 91 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 29% 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 July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.