EL TAQUITO IV

917 N FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1623236. 12 inspection visits from 2024-04-17 to 2026-08-17.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-17: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-17	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	1	1.48	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2026-02-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2026-02-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	1	1.25	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-11-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	3		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-10	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	4	3		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	4	6	1.25	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x4) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-04-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	4	1.22	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	5	1.22	10 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	2		4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-17	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	10	6	1.26	12 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-06-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	3	1		4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	7	3	1.26	10 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.