MR TACO
13799 BEACH BLVD UNIT 1 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32224
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed displayed house made salsas and pico not protected in reach in cooler in dining room for costumer self service **Warning**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee working at register did not wash hands before proceeding to making food. Reviewed with employee the proper hand washing procedures. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 15 flying insects in front beverage counter near registers. Approximately 5 flying insects on hallway to bathrooms. **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Container of marinated raw chicken stored over bags of raw shrimp in stand white freezer on cook line. Manager removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cooked beans prepared on 7-29-22, cooked beef prepared on 7-27-22, cooked pork prepared on 7-28-22 in stand alone cooler on the right side of reach in freezer. Manager verified dates were when food was prepared. Asked manager to discard food. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Found four rodent droppings next to Soda Rack in front beverage counter. Found 11 rodent droppings behind dry storage rack on cook line near main coolers. Found two rodent droppings under main cooler on cook line. Found three in light shield in hallway outside of restroom and four in men's restroom. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee working at register did not wash hands before begin handling food on cook line, after reviewing with employee he washed hands at mop sink. Reviewed with employee proper hand wash procedures but employee proceeded to work with food. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink to be blocked near grill area with an extended part of grill. Hand sink not accessible for hand washing. No cold and hot water provided at secondary hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No cold and hot water at hand sink near 3 compartment sink on cook line. **Warning**
Basic 11
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Observed one dead roach in sticky trap device at front beverage area behind drink cooler. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed food plastic cup with no handle used to dispense in large container of Rice and black beans on bottom shelf of prep table. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed cardboard used to lined on shelf below prep table in middle of kitchen. **Warning**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing on hallway to bathrooms and inside of mens restroom. Ceiling tiles missing in hallway near beverage area. **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles in disrepair In mens room inside and on hallway. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed the green cutting board to be deeply grooved and unable to be cleaned. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 1.Soda boxes stored on floor in front beverage area. 2. Box of avocados stored on floor on cook line near 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed 2 knives being stored between equipment on main flip top cooler near grill. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters to be soiled above grill area. **Warning**
25-09-4Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Plastic knives not inverted in costumer self service station near registers. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking from AC unit located in ceiling on hallway to bathrooms and inside of mens restrooms. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:06 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.