El Tapatio Restaurante
Last inspected: Dec 2, 2025
70
Score
Inspectors have visited El Tapatio Restaurante nine times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Dec 2, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near two violations per visit.
Looking across the full record, “equipment in poor repair” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
That's lower than the typical Naples restaurant, which scores around 81. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
9
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Chlorine 10ppm), operator adjusted the chlorine level to 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-42-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed the license during the course of the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The door gasket on the walk in cooler is heavily damaged.
14-11-5
70
Jul 7, 2025
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
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Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Operator used a cloth to hold a gordito shell out of the fryer. Educated operator to use a piece of deli paper between the cloth and the food item. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-05-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises.there is one dead cockroach on top of the dishwasher. Operator removed the roach and sanitizer the top of the dishwasher.
35A-03-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. There us standing water on the floor under and around the ice machine.
36-22-4
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. There is water draining onto the floor from the ice machine.
29-03-4
82
Jan 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In the make table cooler cooked shrimp, raw sausage and tomato salsa are in non food grade plastic containers. There are multiple foods in non food grade plastic containers in the walk in cooler.
14-15-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put on a hair net. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
82
Aug 19, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
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Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The hinges on both chest freezers in the prep kitchen are damaged. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. There is a bowl inside a container of sugar in the back prep kitchen.
14-01-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside both chest freezers in the back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
86
Dec 4, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
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Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The hinges on both chest freezers in the back prep area are damaged.
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside both chest freezers in the vack prep area.
14-69-4
90
Sep 18, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. There is a black mold like substance neat the top of the back and side walls inside the ice machine. There is a black substance on the can opener blade.
22-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. There is a case of mayonnaise and bottled water stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
08B-38-4
78
Feb 9, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Inspector provided the operator with a written procedure for the cleaning of vomiting and diarrhea. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Inspector provided the operator with the employee reporting agreement. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The hinge on the left hand side of the white chest freezer in the corner of the back prep room is damaged.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. There are cases of food stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside both white chest freezers in the back prep area.
14-69-4
70
Aug 11, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator primed the dishwasher, chlorine 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. An employee entered the building, put on an apron and handled clean plates without washing hands. Inspector spoke with the employee who put the plated into the dishwasher and washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-28-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. There are no paper towels at the hand washing sink in the men's bathroom.
31B-02-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. The wall at the entrance to the kitchen is missing tiles next to the hand washing sink and the sheet rock of the door frame is damaged.
36-24-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator adjusted the chlorine sanitizer, chlorine sanitizer 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
61
Frequently Asked Questions
When was El Tapatio Restaurante last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at El Tapatio Restaurante on file is from Dec 2, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at El Tapatio Restaurante?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at El Tapatio Restaurante.
How does El Tapatio Restaurante compare to other restaurants in Naples?
El Tapatio Restaurante most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Naples average of 81.
Has El Tapatio Restaurante's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at El Tapatio Restaurante have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at El Tapatio Restaurante means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is El Tapatio Restaurante inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, El Tapatio Restaurante is inspected around three times per year on average.
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