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El Torito Cafe
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score14 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
- address2126 S Boulder Hwy, Henderson 89002
Is El Torito Cafe clean?
El Torito Cafe is currently Grade B from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on July 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Torito Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 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 wholesomecriticalFood wholesome
- ⚠️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.
- ⚠️Utensils, equipment, linens, single-service/single-use items properly handled, stored, and dispensed.Utensils, equipment, linens, single-service/single-use items properly handled, stored, and dispensed.
- ⚠️Food protected from potential cross-contamination.Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
- ⚠️Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
- ⚠️Signs and certifications as required.Signs and certifications as required.
When was El Torito Cafe last inspected?
El Torito Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2021, averaging 8 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | Grade B | 14 pts |
| September 4, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| February 12, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| May 30, 2024 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| May 7, 2024 | Grade B | 17 pts |
| October 6, 2023 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| May 12, 2023 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| April 18, 2023 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| June 1, 2022 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| March 10, 2021 | Grade A | 9 pts |
El Torito Cafe vs Boulder City
Boulder City runs 99% clean across 166 tracked restaurants — 155 clean, 2 mid, 0 cooked.
Against the 166 spots Cooked tracks in Boulder City, 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 July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.