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TACOS EL BUHOO

5109 CAUSEWAY BLVD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3953313. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-19 to 2024-09-18.

No inspection since 2024-09-18. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2024-09-18: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic violations
1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 had none)
1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-03-05)
1inspections 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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2024-09-18 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
020 0.99
2 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-05-10 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
010
1 area
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-05-08 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
252 1.02
7 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 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
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-08 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
020
2 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-09 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
013
3 areas
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-08 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
134
7 areas
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 50 Current license properly displayed (x2)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-08 Follow-up visit Closure follow-up: more time given
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension
030
3 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-05 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
141 1.02
6 areas
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-19 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
022 1.02
4 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.