TACO'S EL FLACO
1026 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33603
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
08A-11-5High Priority – Observed: Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Raw beef and raw chicken stored over canned sodas. Employee moved canned sodas to other reach-in cooler with no raw food items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: High Priority
08A-05-6High Priority – Observed: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chorizo stored over cooked pork. Operator rearranged items to prevent cross contamination. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: High Priority
Intermediate 6
12A-03-4Intermediate – Observed: Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in three-compartments sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
11-27-4Intermediate – Observed: 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. **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
31A-09-4Intermediate – Observed: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Reach-in cooler stored in front of the handwash sink and blocked access to utilized handwash sink. Plastic food containers and lids stored in handwash sink. Operator removed items from handwash sink and moved reach-in cooler aside from handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
16-37-1Intermediate – Observed: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit. **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
05-08-4Intermediate – Observed: No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
02C-02-5Intermediate – Observed: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked yellow rice, cooked pork tamales and cooked pork not date marked. **Warning** Priority: Intermediate
Basic 4
13-03-4Basic – Observed: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning** Priority: Basic
51-36-1Basic – Observed: Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. Observed a flat tire on the mfdv unit. **Warning** Priority: Basic
50-04-4Basic – Observed: Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Basic
51-13-4Basic – Observed: No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** Priority: Basic
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:29 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.