Taqueria Las Tarascas

28590 S Dixie Hwy, Homestead, FL 33033

Mexican / Latin

Last inspected: Sep 15, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Taqueria Las Tarascas has been inspected five times since 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Sep 15, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around four violations each, up from closer to one violation before.

Looking across the full record, “establishment has no written procedures for employees” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.

The city-wide average sits at 70, which Taqueria Las Tarascas' 64 doesn't quite reach. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Sep 15, 2025

Routine - Food

2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

View 4 violations

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed yellow rice (117F - Hot Holding) next to microwave, as per employee less than 35 minutes. Employee discarded during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

03B-01-6

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut lettuce (58F - Cold Holding)across flat grill, as per employee less than 1 hour. Employee moved cut lettuce to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**

03A-02-5

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.

11-27-4

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.

22-08-4

Nov 18, 2024

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Sep 5, 2024

Routine - Food

2 major violations.

View 2 violations

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

11-27-4

Feb 9, 2024

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.

View 8 violations

High Priority - Observed Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee was coached to wash her hands before putting on gloves.

12A-07-5

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the hand wash sink. Employee provided paper towel. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

31B-02-4

11-26-1

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Employee provided soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

31B-03-4

11-27-4

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed a plastic bowl not stored above the maseca.

10-01-5

Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.

50-04-4

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic container used as scoop inside the maseca. Employee removed it.

14-01-5

Nov 17, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

2 major violations. 1 minor violation.

View 3 violations

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

31B-02-4

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.

31B-03-4

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.

31B-04-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Taqueria Las Tarascas last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Taqueria Las Tarascas on file is from Sep 15, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Taqueria Las Tarascas?

Across the inspection record, “establishment has no written procedures for employees” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Taqueria Las Tarascas.

How does Taqueria Las Tarascas compare to other restaurants in Homestead?

Taqueria Las Tarascas most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Homestead average of 70.

Has Taqueria Las Tarascas' inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Taqueria Las Tarascas have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Taqueria Las Tarascas 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 Taqueria Las Tarascas inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Taqueria Las Tarascas is inspected around three times per year on average.

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