EL TACO RICO

Name: EL TACO RICO
Address: 473 S DIXIE HWY, CORAL GABLES, FL, 331462202, US
Rating: 91.9

473 S DIXIE HWY, CORAL GABLES, FL 331462202

License #2303091

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

91.9 Grade B / 100

Solid Health Score

How is this score calculated? →

Quick take

EL TACO RICO in CORAL GABLES currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 91.9 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 18, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 2 critical, 3 major, 17 minor.

How to read this page

Start with the newest inspection, then verify the pattern

The score is the shortcut. The inspection timeline is the real story. Read the latest visit first, open the official DBPR record when you need the source, then compare this restaurant with other options nearby.

Read latest inspection ↓ Open official DBPR ↗ Compare nearby ↓

Record snapshot

What stands out in this inspection history

Use this as context before you scroll through every inspection.

Inspections on file

Clean inspections

Callback visits

Latest clean pass

None on file yet

The latest inspection on November 18, 2025 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 7 minor.

Inspection data quality

What’s powering this page

Official source: DBPR

Inspection coverage

100%

Inspector notes

Coverage note

Inspector notes linked where available

InspectFL reorganizes public DBPR inspection records into a page you can actually scan. When exact inspector notes are available, they appear inline. Otherwise, the page falls back to violation categories plus the official DBPR record.

What you’ll see here

•Inspector notes appear inline when available.
•The official DBPR inspection timeline still stays visible, even on pages with zero violations or zero inspector notes.

Location + actions

See the place, then share or verify

Open in Google Maps ↗ Open in Apple Maps ↗

DBPR

*Scores are calculated by InspectFL based on public DBPR inspection data and are not official state ratings.

Inspection timeline

Inspection History

Read the newest inspection first, then scan for patterns. Repeated high-priority findings matter more than one isolated bad day.

Critical Major Minor

Inspector notes are being added across all restaurants. Some inspections may only show violation codes until notes are available.

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at steam table shredded pork (129F - Hot Holding). As per cook for less than 3 hours. Cook placed onto grill to begin reheating.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed at ice machine.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand sink in kitchen used as a dump sink with food remnants in sink.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout kitchen area.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Observed for gorillas stored on lower shelf of steam table.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed at cook line area of kitchen.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in a container of shredded pork in walk in cooler.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at kitchen hand sink. Employee restocked paper towels.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets at reach in cooler broken.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk in cooler cooked ground beef (51F - Cold Holding); as per label from the 11/15. Observed cooled tray of ground beef was placed on top of new cooling tray of ground beef less than 2 hours. Operator removed.

Community reaction

What do locals think?

Use the inspection history as the starting point, then compare it with real diner feedback. Vote first, then scroll a little lower to add what you actually saw.

Community pulse