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Taco Mahal
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedOctober 20, 2025
- address73 7 Avenue South, Manhattan 10014
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone6467191553
Is Taco Mahal clean?
Taco Mahal is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 20, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taco Mahal?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 20, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycriticalFood Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
- 🍴utensils stored sketchycriticalSanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Taco Mahal last inspected?
Taco Mahal has 5 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2023, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| March 20, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 25 pts |
| August 21, 2024 | Grade C | 29 pts |
| May 6, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| February 17, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Taco Mahal vs West Village
West Village runs 81% clean across 1,012 tracked restaurants — 722 clean, 48 mid, 117 cooked.
Against the 1,012 spots Cooked tracks in West Village, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 October 20, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.