Cooked?Taqueria Monarca
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 15, 2026 →
- address1690 East 16 Street, Brooklyn 11229
- cuisineMexican
- phone7183821199
Is Taqueria Monarca clean?
Taqueria Monarca is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on August 15, 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 Monarca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 15, 2026, 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.
When was Taqueria Monarca last inspected?
Taqueria Monarca has 4 inspections on record going back to August 3, 2023, averaging 23 points.
August 15, 2026 A
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View full inspection →January 6, 2025 A
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View full inspection →October 3, 2023 B
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View full inspection →August 3, 2023 Score 50
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View full inspection →Taqueria Monarca vs Madison
Madison runs 72% clean across 83 tracked restaurants — 52 clean, 10 mid, 10 cooked.
Against the 83 spots Cooked tracks in Madison, this one comes out cleaner than 93% 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 August 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.
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