Taqueria Mercado Mexican Restaurant
100 E 8th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Aug 3, 2026: passed with 8 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- 13 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 3
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor Sanitizing solutions - Testing Devices
- Minor Other Forms of Information
- Minor Food Labeling - Allergens
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Plumbing System- Maintained in Good Repair
- Minor Thawing TCS
- 2025
- Passed Dec 22
Follow-Up Inspection
No violations
- Passed Dec 18
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
- Critical Employee Health - Management and Personnel - Employee Health
- Critical Employee Health - Written Procedures for Cleaning Up Vomiting and Diarrheal Events
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
- Minor Food Storage: Preventing Contamination from the Premises
- Minor Thawing TCS
- Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
- Minor Warewashing equipment: Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration
- Passed Jun 6
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Ready-to-eat, TCS - date marking
- Critical Preventing Contamination by Hands
- Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Cooling
- Critical Chemical - Working Containers - Common Name
- Minor Wiping cloths - use limitation
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