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Taco Veloz
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2025
- address86-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11372
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone9174212818
Is Taco Veloz clean?
Taco Veloz is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on July 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 Veloz?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food contact surfaces dirtyDesign, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
- 🌡️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 Veloz last inspected?
Taco Veloz has 4 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2022, averaging 13 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 16, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 21 pts |
| March 23, 2024 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| December 14, 2022 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Taco Veloz vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 74% 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 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.