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Tacos Time Square
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score7 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 17, 2025
- address134 East 27 Street, Manhattan 10016
- cuisineTex-Mex
- phone2128899090
Is Tacos Time Square clean?
Tacos Time Square is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 17, 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 Tacos Time Square?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐛pest / contamination issuecriticalProperly scaled and calibrated thermometer or thermocouple not provided or not readily accessible in food preparation and hot/cold holding areas to measure temperatures of TCS foods during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was Tacos Time Square last inspected?
Tacos Time Square has 3 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2023, averaging 19 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2025 | Grade A | 7 pts |
| November 15, 2023 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| March 29, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 33 pts |
Tacos Time Square vs Gramercy
Gramercy runs 81% clean across 263 tracked restaurants — 189 clean, 12 mid, 33 cooked.
Against the 263 spots Cooked tracks in Gramercy, this one comes out cleaner than 82% 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 January 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.