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Taqueria El Itacate
- gradeGrade A ⏳
- inspection score11 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 2, 2025
- address40-06 83 Street, Queens 11373
- cuisineMexican
- phone3475538091
Is Taqueria El Itacate clean?
Taqueria El Itacate is currently Grade A ⏳ from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇. There is a newer inspection the city has not ruled on yet, so the posted grade still stands for now.
What did inspectors find at Taqueria El Itacate?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
When was Taqueria El Itacate last inspected?
Taqueria El Itacate has 4 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2023, averaging 24 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| January 2, 2025 | Grade A | 11 pts |
| October 4, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 44 pts |
| June 15, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
Taqueria El Itacate vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.