Grade AMexicanNo recent inspection

Taqueria Monarca

1690 EAST 16 STREET, Brooklyn, 11229

Should you eat here?

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

Last inspected Jan 6, 2025 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jan 6, 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.

  • Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

    Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jan 6, 2025Grade ACycle Inspection / Initial Inspection3 (1 critical)
Oct 3, 2023Grade BPre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection4 (2 critical)
Aug 3, 2023Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection8 (6 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

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

  • 2×An issue with how food is prepared, protected, or handled during service.
  • 2×Food was not kept hot or cold enough. Wrong temperatures let bacteria grow.

Around this address

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

  • 2 rodent inspections on record, none finding rat activity.
  • 1 recent 311 complaint filed at this address.

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