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Del Taco #1053
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score19 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address20 Falcon Ridge Pkwy, Mesquite 89027
Is Del Taco #1053 clean?
Del Taco #1053 is currently Grade B from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on April 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Del Taco #1053?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Equipment approved, properly designed, maintained, and operated.Equipment approved, properly designed, maintained, and operated.
- ⚠️Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
- ⚠️Food protected from potential cross-contamination.Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
- ⚠️Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.criticalHandwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.
- ⚠️Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained, and clean.Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained, and clean.
- ⚠️Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
- ⚠️TCS food at proper temperatures.criticalTCS food at proper temperatures.
When was Del Taco #1053 last inspected?
Del Taco #1053 has 8 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2021, averaging 6 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| January 17, 2025 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| January 12, 2024 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| September 19, 2023 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| January 4, 2023 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| August 10, 2022 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| December 17, 2021 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| February 5, 2021 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Del Taco #1053 vs Mesquite
Mesquite runs 96% clean across 205 tracked restaurants — 181 clean, 6 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 205 spots Cooked tracks in Mesquite, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.
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How Las Vegas grades restaurants
The Southern Nevada Health District grades on demerits, and here more is worse: roughly 0–10 demerits earns an A, 11–20 a B, and 21 or more a C. Serious problems can skip the ladder entirely — an imminent health hazard gets the permit suspended and the kitchen shut on the spot, which shows up as a closure rather than a letter. SNHD covers all of Clark County, so Henderson, North Las Vegas and the unincorporated Strip all run the same scheme. Cooked reads A as clean, B as mid, C or a closure as cooked.
Source: Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) via SNHD Restaurant Inspections. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.