EL GRAN TACO
27301 OLD 41 ROAD SE · BONITA SPRINGS · Lee County · FL 34135
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High 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. Food handler cutting ready to eat radishes without wearing gloves. Discussed bare hand contact with operator. Employee put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler next to grill observed shredded cheese (60F – Cold Holding); shrimp (61F – Cold Holding); ham (62F – Cold Holding). Operated covered with ice and will monitor. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler not date marked including cooked beef, cooked pork, and cooked chicken all cooked over 24 hours prior per operator.
Basic 6
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board soiled and has cut marks.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets damaged in reach in cooler by grill.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair by handwashing sink.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler not covered including cooked beef, cooked pork, and cooked chicken all cooked over 24 hours prior per operator.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth under cutting board.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 8:01 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.