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.

• 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcritical
  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.
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.

When was Taco Hut last inspected?

Taco Hut has 5 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2022, averaging 14 points.

Taco Hut vs Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds

Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds runs 69% clean across 93 tracked restaurants — 58 clean, 5 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 93 spots Cooked tracks in Central Harlem North-Polo Grounds, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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.

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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 July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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