TAQUERIA CINCO HERMANOS
27200 SW 177 AVE · HOMESTEAD · Dade County · FL 33031
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed 2 employees began preparing food to serve to customers without first washing hands. Coach employees on proper handwashing procedures. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook put on gloves to prepare burrito to serve to customers. No handwash. Coach employee. **Warning**
35A-02-8High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed 2 live flies land on sauce bottle inside of flat top reach in cooler. Observed 2 live flies land at two door reach in cooler near hot holding warmer next to flat grill. Observed 1 live fly land on clean plates stored above flat top reach in cooler. Observed 3 live flies land on unwrapped single service forks next to microwave. Observed 1 live fly land on closed bag of tortillas above prep table next to flat grill. Observed 2 live flies land on aluminum foil that is used to cover green salsa at time of inspection. Observed 1 live fly land on triple sink. **Warning**
01B-40-1High Priority – Stop Sale issued. Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed 6 fully thawed bags of Raw Salmon in ROP at reach in cooler under white microwave. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw marinated beef (52F – Cold Holding); raw marinated chicken (44F – Cold Holding) at reach in cooler near exit door. As per employee for less than 3 hours. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cook shredded pork (90F – Hot Holding); shredded beef (120F – Hot Holding); cook chicken (131F – Hot Holding) at steam table near flat grill. As per employee for less than 2 hours. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed handwashing sink blocked with white bucket. **Warning**
Basic 9
06-09-2Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed 6 fully thawed bags of Raw Salmon in ROP at reach in cooler under white microwave. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee purple cup with water stored at clean plates shelves near white microwave. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed metal pans employee phone stored above reach in cooler near exit door. **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of white microwave soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
35B-14-4Basic – Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. Also observed MFDV entrance door, and exit door open during inspection. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed at reach in cooler under clean plates shelves. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed yellow wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses inside of the mobile unit. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Manager reset Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 50ppm). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:53 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.