• gradeGrade A
• inspection score9 pts
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2026 →
• address1524 S Main, Las Vegas 89104

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Is El Taco Rico clean?

El Taco Rico is currently Grade A from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on March 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at El Taco Rico?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nonfood contact surfaces and equipment properly constructed, installed, maintained, and clean.
• ⚠️Personal cleanliness maintained. Personal effects properly stored.
• ⚠️Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
• ⚠️TCS food thawed and cooled using proper methods. Fruits and vegetables washed prior to preparation or service.
• ⚠️Effective pest control measures. Animals restricted as required.
• ⚠️Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.

When was El Taco Rico last inspected?

El Taco Rico has 10 inspections on record going back to September 28, 2021, averaging 11 points.

El Taco Rico vs Las Vegas

Las Vegas runs 98% clean across 12,098 tracked restaurants — 11,122 clean, 150 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 12,098 spots Cooked tracks in Las Vegas, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) via SNHD Restaurant Inspections. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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