TAQUERIA EL MERCADITO CORP

516 NW 3RD ST, WEBSTER, Polk County. DBPR licence 6350740. 7 inspection visits from 2023-12-18 to 2025-11-10.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-11-10: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk 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, Polk 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
2025-11-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.40	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 50 Current license properly displayed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	2	0.39	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	0.39	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	1		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	3	1	0.41	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	4		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-12-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	4	7	0.41	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 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.