El Taquito
77/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 380 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 77 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 77 means 23 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 380 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 15 of 195 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found.
About El Taquito Health Inspections
El Taquito is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1713 OLD EAST RIVERSIDE DR, Austin, Texas (78741). Scores higher than 380 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 15 of 195 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 159 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 280 days since the most recent visit (December 3, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 80/100 on June 13, 2025 to 77/100 on December 3, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 1713 OLD EAST RIVERSIDE DR
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78741
Inspections conducted by Austin Public Health
Health inspections are conducted by Austin Public Health to ensure restaurants maintain proper food safety standards. Scores are based on compliance with Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) and assess factors including food temperature control, employee hygiene, facility cleanliness, and pest control. Regular inspections help protect public health by identifying and correcting violations before they can cause foodborne illness. Austin Public Health does not publish individual violation records alongside the score, so specific findings from a given visit are not part of this dataset.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 41 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2023 | 81 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 100 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 84 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 80 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 77 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 80/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above El Taquito’s 77. 35 of the at least 41 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Tea Cup0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 202695/100
- Tea Cup0.06 mi away · inspected May 9, 202594/100
- Tea Cup0.06 mi away · inspected May 9, 202594/100
- Riverside Grocery0.06 mi away · inspected Dec 20, 202294/100
- Riverside Grocery0.06 mi away · inspected Dec 20, 202294/100
- Master Donuts0.06 mi away · inspected Jan 3, 202393/100
Distances are straight-line from the geocoded address, and every score shown is that facility’s most recent published one, which may be from a different date than the score above. A higher number is not a recommendation — it is one inspector’s reading of one visit.
Common questions about El Taquito
- What was El Taquito's last health inspection score?
- El Taquito scored 77 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on December 3, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 77 means 23 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 380 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 84/100.
- Is El Taquito clean?
- Nobody can answer that from this dataset, and this page will not pretend to. A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found. What the record does show: at the last scored visit, on December 3, 2025, the inspector deducted 23 points for a score of 77/100, and scores higher than 380 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has El Taquito had?
- El Taquito has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 159 days.
- Where is El Taquito located?
- El Taquito is at 1713 OLD EAST RIVERSIDE DR, Austin, TX 78741. Located near at least 41 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near El Taquito?
- There are at least 41 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including El Tacorrido (70/100), El Tacorrido (70/100), El Tacorrido (87/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind El Taquito's score?
- No. The City of Austin open dataset behind this page (ecmv-9xxi) carries the establishment name, address, ZIP, inspection date, score, facility ID, and whether the visit was routine or a follow-up — and nothing else. There is no violation-level field, so no site republishing this dataset can tell you what an inspector actually found. Austin Public Health holds the full inspection reports.
All figures on this page come from Austin Public Health via the City of Austin open data portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi, newest inspection for this facility December 3, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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