TAQUERIA MI MEXICO
4205 N ARMENIA AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33607
Inspection Summary
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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 5
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
09-01-4High 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. Prep cook shredding cooked chicken with bare hands. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walkin cooler-lamb (50°F – Cold Holding); Poultry (49°F – Cold Holding); Beef (49-51°F – Cold Holding), placed in walkin freezer for quick cool, operator called service man **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 25 rodent droppings behind steam table on front line, Approximately 6 droppings in dining room, 4 on and by shelf by beer in dish room **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed cook wash hands with gloves on. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-20-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
22-05-4Intermediate – Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Soaking hot peppers in hand sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. By triple sink **Repeat Violation** **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. Not consistent , in walkin cooler **Warning**
Basic 3
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men's bathroom **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-02-4Basic – Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:18 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.