MR TACO
6426 BOWDEN RD #206 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
32 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Employee came into kitchen and put gloves on without washing hands first. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese 55° sitting in bucket in kitchen. Manager said it was left there by accident this morning. Placed in container and put in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Queso sauce 128° sitting in pan on top of hot wells. Employee placed into hot well. Refried beans 129° sitting on stove top. Employee stated she didn't have room for them in hot well. Will reheat and then place in steam table **Warning**
08A-09-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw steak stored over portioned sauces in walk in cooler. Manager moved sauces and avocados **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach on screen door inside kitchen area. Observed approximately 12 live roaches inside and around gaskets on middle door of three door cooler on cooks line. Observed approximately 5 live roaches between shelf and wall above microwave in kitchen **Warning**
Intermediate 6
22-20-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Interior top of ice machine has some black mold like build up in it **Warning**
14-74-5Intermediate – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired.cooler on cooks line ambient temperature at 52°. Manager stat d all food was placed in cooler around 10:30 this morning **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filled sanitizer bucket and rinsed out towel in hand sink at entrance to kitchen **Warning**
53A-05-5Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Seven employees working at time of inspection and none of them are a CFM **Warning**
51-16-5Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Establishment removed mop sink in back kitchen area because it was broken **Warning**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for multiple employees working at time of inspection **Warning**
Basic 21
14-01-4Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowls used as scoops in sauce, rice and other containers **Warning**
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Gaskets on reach in cooler have some old food built up in them **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Hood filters have some grease build up on them **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. On right side at entrance to kitchen **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on floor at end of cooks line. Observed 1 dead roach inside right side of reach in cooler on cooks line. Observed 1 dead roach inside reach in cooler behind front counter (where salsa is stored) Observed 3 dead roaches in door jam between kitchen and dining room. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup sitting on prep table at end of cooks line **Warning**
40-07-4Basic – Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse sitting on cans and carry out bags on shelf in kitchen **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. On any of the employees on cooks line preparing food **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-4Basic – Floor tiles missing. Behind front counter area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of chips and bucket of cheese stored on floor in kitchen **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on fryer door handle **Warning**
10-06-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Spoon sitting in cooked rice container with handle touching product **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Not able to locate at time of inspection **Warning**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. Not able to locate at time of inspection **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old tape on several plastic containers on shelf in kitchen. Employee removed old tape **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door on right in kitchen is missing self closer **Warning**
23-14-4Basic – Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. Shelves under prep tables in kitchen have some old food built up on them **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of styrofoam cups are stored on floor behind front counter **Warning**
38-04-4Basic – Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. Light in walk in cooler not functioning **Warning**
14-41-4Basic – Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Gaskets on walk in cooler and cooler behind front counter are torn **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:14 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.