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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 sanitizedcriticalFood 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 codeNon-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.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| October 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| March 11, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 15, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 9 pts |
Taqueria Maria & Ricardo vs Kensington-Ocean Parkway
Kensington-Ocean Parkway runs 78% clean across 64 tracked restaurants — 40 clean, 3 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 64 spots Cooked tracks in Kensington-Ocean Parkway, this one comes out cleaner than 76% 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 December 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.