Tex-Mex · 1650 Richmond Avenue · Staten Island 10314
A Grade A posted 2023-11-15. The most recent inspection (2025-09-03) scored 25 points — 14–27 is B range, 28 or more is C — and a re-inspection will set the new grade.
2025-09-03 · Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited · score 25
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 02B | Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F. | Critical |
| 02G | Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation. | Critical |
| 05D | 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. | Critical |
2023-11-15 · Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection · Violations were cited · score 5 A
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 10F | 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. | — |
| 10H | 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. | — |
2023-03-16 · Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited · score 18
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 02C | Hot TCS food item that has been cooked and cooled is being held for service without first being reheated to 165º F or above within 2 hours. | Critical |
| 04N | Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies. | Critical |
| 08A | Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests. | — |
| 09C | Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained. | — |
| 10F | 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. | — |
2023-03-16 · Administrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection · Violations were cited
| Code | Description | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| 20-06 | Current letter grade or "Grade Pending" card not posted. | — |
No housing grade for this lot (not a graded residential building).
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1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 10 restaurants
9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Contaminated), shared by 10 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Other restaurants at this address: A & S Caterers-Grill, A&S Caterers, Avanti's Pizza, Dunkin, Jimmy's Richmond Avenue INC., Red Ginger, Sapporo Sushi, Subway, Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1650 Richmond Avenue