TAQUERIA GARCIA

1528 E COLLEGE AVE, RUSKIN, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3952259. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2025-12-02.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2025-12-02: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-09-24)

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, Hillsborough 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
2025-12-02	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	1		3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	3	1		3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-24	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	5	4	1.01	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-11-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	3	4		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-09-05	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	5	6	0.99	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.02	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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.