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Taqueria Al Pastor
- gradeGrade pending
- inspection score84 pts
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMay 26, 2026
- address424 5 Avenue, Manhattan 10018
- cuisineOther
- phone3477911216
Is Taqueria Al Pastor clean?
New York currently lists Taqueria Al Pastor as grade pending, following an inspection on May 26, 2026 that scored 84 points. The city has not posted a letter yet, and it will not until a re-inspection settles it.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria Al Pastor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalInsufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalFood contact surface, refillable, reusable containers, or equipment improperly constructed, placed or maintained. Unacceptable material used. Culinary sink or other acceptable method not provided for washing food.
- 🚰facility hygiene issuecriticalNo approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
When was Taqueria Al Pastor last inspected?
Taqueria Al Pastor has 2 inspections on record going back to April 3, 2026, averaging 42 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 84 pts |
| April 3, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
Taqueria Al Pastor vs Midtown-Midtown South
Midtown-Midtown South runs 84% clean across 2,257 tracked restaurants — 1,596 clean, 96 mid, 216 cooked.
Against the 2,257 spots Cooked tracks in Midtown-Midtown South, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.