License No. 5105617|Public Food Service Establishment|Manatee County, FloridaInspected Mar 11, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

EL GUACHE TACOS & MORE

2416 9 ST E, BRADENTON, FL 34208

EL GUACHE TACOS & MORE has a mixed inspection record — 12 violations in the past year, including 2 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 12 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

68.4

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against BRADENTON

Scores higher than 32% of the 548 inspected restaurants in BRADENTON on the trailing-year record.

68.4

Lowest scoreCity median · 81.1Highest score

Against Manatee County

2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — above the Manatee County average of 1.8.

This kitchen2

County average1.8

Above county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

5 inspections

Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Mar 11, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Pests & outer openings

Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.

High-priority

Equipment & surface condition

Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.

Basic

Plumbing & backflow

Repeat — 2nd time

Plumbing not installed or maintained properly — leaks, mop sink issues, unserviced water filters, or missing backflow prevention.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 02 — Routine - Food

Nov 14, 2025

Disposition

Follow-up inspection · Compliance recordedCall Back - Complied

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Routine - Food

Nov 12, 2025

Disposition

Warning Issued

Approved & safe source

Repeat — 2nd time

Food from an unapproved supplier, unsafe or spoiled food, missing shellfish harvest tags, or raw fish without required parasite destruction.

High-priority

Food at unsafe temperature

Repeat — 2nd time

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Raw-food separation & protection

Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.

High-priority

Employee health

A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.

Intermediate×2

Advisories, date marking & labeling

Missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items, ready-to-eat food not date-marked, or food not properly labeled.

Intermediate

Thermometers

Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.

Intermediate

Handwash sinks & supplies

Handwash sink missing, blocked, or used for other purposes, or missing soap, towels, or the handwash sign.

Intermediate

Plumbing & backflow

Plumbing not installed or maintained properly — leaks, mop sink issues, unserviced water filters, or missing backflow prevention.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 04 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Feb 20, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 05 — Routine - Food

Nov 3, 2023

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Approved & safe source

Food from an unapproved supplier, unsafe or spoiled food, missing shellfish harvest tags, or raw fish without required parasite destruction.

High-priority

Food at unsafe temperature

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

12 violations · 10 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

No live pests — roaches, rodents, flies — and no gaps that let them in: doors, screens, and outer openings must be protected. Pests move between waste areas and food-prep surfaces, carrying bacteria with them, which is why live activity is among the most serious findings on the form.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 3 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

Check our work

The inspection record above comes straight from the state's files.

Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 5105617 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

5105617

Inspected

Mar 11, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site