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Tacombi
- gradeGrade B ⏳
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 9, 2025
- address25 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn 11217
- cuisineMexican
- phone3472940647
Is Tacombi clean?
Tacombi is currently Grade B ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Tacombi?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫equipment / surface issueThawing procedure improper.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
When was Tacombi last inspected?
Tacombi has 6 inspections on record going back to May 30, 2023, averaging 33 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 39 pts |
| June 25, 2025 | — | |
| January 9, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| November 13, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 43 pts |
| April 19, 2024 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| May 30, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 53 pts |
Tacombi vs Fort Greene
Fort Greene runs 76% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 103 clean, 10 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fort Greene, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.
Other spots in Fort Greene
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 January 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.