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TACO NORTENO

12793 W COLONIAL DR, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787

License #5814214

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

Solid Health Score

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TACO NORTENO in WINTER GARDEN currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 87.4 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 January 7, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 3 critical, 4 major, 11 minor.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on January 7, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor.

Inspection data quality

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Inspection coverage
100%
Inspector notes
18
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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination./paper trays/customer self service salsa chips station/
  • [31B-05-4] Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels./battery out/cook line hand sink/placed roll of paper towels/
  • [36-17-5] Base board tiles missing and/or in disrepair./kitchen entrance corner.
  • [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food./used plastic sauce cup to scoop salsa/cook line prep table/removed/
  • [21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength./quar 0ppm/rechecked 200ppm/by 3 compartment sink/
  • [08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged./raw chicken stored over raw beef/white reach in freezer.
  • [02B-02-5] Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service./serving undercook eggs on breakfast menu with no consumer advisory present/copy provided and posted immediately/
  • [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils./opened water bottle and employee drink cup on kitchen prep table/removed/
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food./ raw shell eggs stored over opened bag shredded cheese/cook line reach in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked beef tripe/walk in cooler/removed raw shell eggs/
  • [21-04-4] In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board./under cook line white cutting board/removed/
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TACO NORTENO looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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