Taqueria El Buen Gusto

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 8, 2026
• address277 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn 11235
• cuisineMexican
• phone7187690307

Is Taqueria El Buen Gusto clean?

Taqueria El Buen Gusto is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 8, 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 Taqueria El Buen Gusto?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊food not cooled down rightcritical
  After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
• 🍽️dishwashing setup off
  Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Anti-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 Taqueria El Buen Gusto last inspected?

Taqueria El Buen Gusto has 3 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2023, averaging 14 points.

Taqueria El Buen Gusto vs Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach runs 69% clean across 79 tracked restaurants — 45 clean, 2 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 79 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton Beach, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 April 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.