TAQUERIA DON JULIO
3066 COLLEGE AVE · RUSKIN · Hillsborough County · FL 33570
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Observed employee touching tortillas with bare hands.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Tortillas in grocery bags in reach in cooler on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 44 F, rice 45 F in reach in cooler next to reach in freezer. Discussed placing in another cooler or on ice.
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 food items in reach in cooler not date marked. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in seasoning.
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Throughout kitchen.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum containers not inverted next to microwaves.
25-02-4Basic – Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic forks, spoons, and knives not all facing the same direction near register. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of seasoning not labeled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.