Taqueria Maria & Ricardo

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score8 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedDecember 2, 2025 →
• address915 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn 11218
• cuisineMexican
• phone7184844424

Is Taqueria Maria & Ricardo clean?

Taqueria Maria & Ricardo is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on December 2, 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 Taqueria Maria & Ricardo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

When was Taqueria Maria & Ricardo last inspected?

Taqueria Maria & Ricardo has 4 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2023, averaging 14 points.

Taqueria Maria & Ricardo vs Kensington-Ocean Parkway

Kensington-Ocean Parkway runs 77% clean across 66 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 2 mid, 10 cooked.

Against the 66 spots Cooked tracks in Kensington-Ocean Parkway, this one comes out cleaner than 77% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

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 December 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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