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TACOS EL CARNAL 2

1277 S MISSOURI AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33756

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number1321800
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10909023
DBPR license6252670

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#3High Priority09-01-4

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 touching sope after frying to place on plates . Reviewed no barehand contact with ready to eat food. Manager used tissue paper as a barrier to sope . **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#4High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 49 F, cut tomatoes 48 F, cooked chicken 50 F , pork 51 F in cooler by cook line area under 2 hours . Reviewed with manager . Manager placed food on ice **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 2

#1Basic21-05-5

Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface at cook line to reheat beef . Reviewed with manager cloth cannot be used in direct contact with food

#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food ( boxes ) of produce ) stored on floor.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:44 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.