Gainesville
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Taqueria El Mercadito

275 Pearl Nix Pkwy Ste 2, Gainesville, GA 30501

Passed · Apr 16, 2026 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Apr 16, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Apr 16

    Routine

    2 violations
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Aug 28

    Routine

    1 violation
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Nov 14

    Routine

    2 violations
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
  7. Passed Mar 22

    Routine

    3 violations
    • Minor Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
    • Minor Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized