TACOS EL CARNAL 2
1267 S HIGHLAND AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33756
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee returned to food truck from outside table and engaged in food prep without washing her hands . Reviewed with manager . Employee then washed hands **Corrective Action Taken** – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-19:
09-01-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee cooking tortillas on grill touching tortillas with barehands . Reviewed with manager . Manager placed tortillas back on grill. Food grade tissue used to remove tortillas from grill . **Corrective Action Taken** – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-19:
14-15-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. Employee put clean cut onions in cardboard box . Reviewed with manager . Manager instructed employee to wash onions and place in food grade containers – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-19:
Intermediate 1
11-27-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : 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. – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-19:
Basic 1
21-05-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface ( tortillas ) Reviewed with manager . Manager used food grade paper – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-19:
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:25 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.