Taqueria Santa Fe

• gradeGrade A
• inspection score12 pts
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 16, 2025
• address2248 1 Avenue, Manhattan 10029
• cuisineMexican
• phone6468961006

Is Taqueria Santa Fe clean?

Taqueria Santa Fe is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on September 16, 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 Santa Fe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
• 🛠️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 Santa Fe last inspected?

Taqueria Santa Fe has 4 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2022, averaging 7 points.

Taqueria Santa Fe vs East Harlem North

East Harlem North runs 82% clean across 187 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 8 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 187 spots Cooked tracks in East Harlem North, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 September 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.