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Taqueria Al Pastor
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2026
- address55-30 Myrtle Avenue, Queens 11385
- cuisineMexican
- phone3474254897
Is Taqueria Al Pastor clean?
Taqueria Al Pastor is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 25, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Al Pastor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalFood contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
When was Taqueria Al Pastor last inspected?
Taqueria Al Pastor has 1 inspection on record going back to March 25, 2026, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Taqueria Al Pastor vs Ridgewood
Ridgewood runs 78% clean across 286 tracked restaurants — 201 clean, 30 mid, 27 cooked.
Against the 286 spots Cooked tracks in Ridgewood, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 March 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.