Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score36 pts
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 27, 2026 →
• address3799 E Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas 89121

Is Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill clean?

Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill is currently Grade C from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on August 27, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️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 protected from potential contamination by employees and consumers.
• ⚠️Food wholesomecritical
• ⚠️Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties. Effective employee health policy. Mandated certification and food handler card as required.
• ⚠️TCS food at proper temperatures.critical
• ⚠️Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.critical
• ⚠️Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
• ⚠️Signs and certifications as required.
• ⚠️Physical facility in sound condition and maintained.
• ⚠️Food protected from potential cross-contamination.
• ⚠️Adequate handwashing sinks stocked and accessible.

When was Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill last inspected?

Taqueria Estephanie Mexican Grill has 12 inspections on record going back to December 18, 2020, averaging 12 points.

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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 August 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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