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EL TACOVELOZ

7 E MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, CINCINNATI, OH 45219

Last inspected Jul 8, 2026

Official source: Cincinnati Health Department (cincinnati-oh.gov) · All data sources

Conditional. Passed with strings attached — violations were found that must be corrected, often with a re-inspection scheduled. Not a failure, but not a clean pass.

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The record, in plain English

CleanPlate holds 7 inspections on record for EL TACOVELOZ, spanning September 2024 to July 2026 — every one straight from Cincinnati Health Department.

Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to conditional. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.

The most recent inspection noted 12 violations, none of them critical.

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Inspection history

  1. Jul 8, 2026

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    12 violations
    • 6.4(J)(2) - Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers
    • 3.2(M)(5) - Wiping cloths - use limitation
    • 4.4(P) - Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
    • 2.1(A) - I. Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
    • 5.4(H) - Toilet room receptacle - covered
    • 3.2(D) - Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 3701-21-22 - Food Choking Standards
    • 3.2(K) - In-use utensils - between-use storage
    • 4.0(A) - Multiuse Utensils and Food Contact Surfaces - Material Characteristics
    • 4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
    • 6.4(F) - Drying Mops

  2. Nov 5, 2025

    ✓

  3. Nov 3, 2025

    ✕
    9 violations
    • 3.2(C)(1)(e) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 7.1(C)(1) - X. Chemical - Conditions of Use
    • 3.4(C) - Thawing TCS
    • 4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 4.0(A) - Multiuse Utensils and Food Contact Surfaces - Material Characteristics
    • 4.8(E)(1) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens - Storage
    • 6.3(C)(1) - Employee Accommodation-Designated Areas
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch

  4. Apr 11, 2025

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    8 violations
    • 4.4(A)(3) - Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment: Can Opener
    • 3.2(C)(1)(H) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 4.5(A)(2)(3) - Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • 3.4(D)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling
    • 3.2(C)(1)(a) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation
    • 6.3(C)(1) - Employee Accommodation-Designated Areas
    • 3.4(E)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling methods
    • 4.8(A)(1) - Equipment and Utensils - Air-Drying

  5. Nov 25, 2024

    ✓

  6. Nov 15, 2024

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    6 violations
    • 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
    • 4.4(N) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Warewashing Equipment
    • 3.4(F)(1)(b) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - TCS - hot and cold holding
    • 3.4(G)(1) - VI. Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
    • 7.1(A) - X. Chemical - Poisonous/toxic material
    • 5.1(D) - Backflow prevention

  7. Sep 4, 2024

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    7 violations
    • 4.8(G)(2) - Kitchenware and tableware
    • 6.4(A) - Facilities: Maintenance: Good repair
    • 3.2(M)(2)(a) - Wiping cloths
    • 3.2(C)(8) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Protection from Contamination
    • 4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment cleanliness
    • 5.1(O)(1) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Using a handwashing facility
    • 3.4(C) - Thawing TCS

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