Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

EL TAQUITO #2

212 E NEW MARKET RD · IMMOKALEE · Collier County · FL 34142

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 1, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3652822
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13478902
DBPR license2102060

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#6High 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. Observed employee handle raw tomatoes with their bare hands, explained the importance of wearing gloves or using utensils, or wax paper. Tomatoes were discarded. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 5

#1Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets soiled on reach in stand up freezer on dry storage.

#2Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rusting in reach in Icooler in dry storage area.

#3Basic08B-62-4

Basic – Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Observed locking mechanism on outside ice machine broken.

#4Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls soiled with grease like substance in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic16-25-5

Basic – Warewashing conducted in outdoor area. Observed employee washing dishes in outside sink.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:29 PM.

Violation category totals
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 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.