Mercadito 2 Taqueria
423 Clinton Street, Hempstead, NY 11550
Passed re-check · Nov 18, 2025 Directions
87
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 2 of 2 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Nov 18, 2025: passed with 1 violation.
- Keeps coming up: Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training., cited 2 times.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 2 visits
- 2025
- Passed Nov 18
Re-Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Passed Nov 3
Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
- Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
- Minor Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
- Minor Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
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