LA TAQUERIA EL NOPAL INC

3710 W WATERS AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3952468. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-01 to 2025-07-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-07-17: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (1 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, 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
2025-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	3	1.01	6 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	6	0.99	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (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
2024-11-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	0	5		4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2024-08-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	9	0.99	10 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-26	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	0		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-23	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	0		3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	1	1.02	5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	1	1.02	2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.