Tacos El Dorado

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score13 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026 →
• address1228 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn 11226
• cuisineSpanish
• phone3476660253

Is Tacos El Dorado clean?

Tacos El Dorado is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 27, 2026. 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 Tacos El Dorado?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
• 🍲hot food sitting too coolcritical
  Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Mechanical or natural ventilation not provided, inadequate, improperly installed, in disrepair or fails to prevent and control excessive build-up of grease, heat, steam condensation, vapors, odors, smoke or fumes.

When was Tacos El Dorado last inspected?

Tacos El Dorado has 5 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2024, averaging 26 points.

Tacos El Dorado vs Flatbush

Flatbush runs 77% clean across 233 tracked restaurants — 152 clean, 9 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 233 spots Cooked tracks in Flatbush, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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