TAQUERIA MORALES
5645 15 ST E · BRADENTON · Manatee County · FL 34203
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 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. **Warning**
12A-19-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with cold water. Observed employee dipping hands in bucket of standing water. **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee dipping hands in bucket of standing water. **Warning**
27-12-4High Priority – Establishment operating with no potable running water as operator refrained from putting water into water tank as water leaks onto floor due to a rusted and cracked pipe at water heater. Operator put water in water holding tank to provide running water. Observed hot and cold running water at hand washing sink and three compartment sink. Observed water leaking onto floor at broken plumbing. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-38-4High Priority – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator obtained chlorine sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At double door reach in cooler, Observed ambient air temperature at 62°F. Observed the following temperatures: shredded mozzarella ; Dairy (54°F – Cold Holding), yellow rice ; Plant Foods (54-55°F – Cold Holding), pico de Gallo ; Plant Foods (54°F – Cold Holding), chicharon; Pork (57°F – Cold Holding). **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
11-07-4Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
43-10-4Intermediate – Customers enter establishment through kitchen. Observed a non-employee enter establishment, obtain a to go bag and leave establishment. **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee dipping hands in bucket of standing water. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. (Pico de Gallo At reach in cooler) **Warning**
Basic 3
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-02-4Basic – Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe feeding into water heater after operator put water in water holding tank. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:20 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 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.