Grade ATex-MexNo recent inspection

Taco Recipes

23 ESSEX STREET, Manhattan, 10002

Should you eat here?

Caution — a pest-related violation was found at the latest inspection (1 year ago).

Last inspected Jan 15, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 15, 2025

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical
  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 15, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)
Oct 5, 2023Grade AAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection5 (1 critical)
Oct 13, 2022Grade AAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection2 (1 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 2×A staff hygiene issue, such as handwashing, glove use, or bare-hand contact with food.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 29 rodent inspections on record, 2 finding rat activity.

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