TACO MASALA
5415 N UNIVERSITY DR · LAUDERHILL · Broward County · FL 33351
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
30 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employees touching face, hair to go containers, tickets for food, and return to cooking products without washing hands or wearing gloves.
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. Observed employee buttering cooked bread, handling raw dough, without gloves or having an AOP to use bare contact.
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed no sanitizing solution set up at any food preparation areas in kitchen area. inspector had employee set up sanitizing solution.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 20-30 or more live flies in dry storage area directly on onions, paper goods, to go silverware, sugar bags opened foil paper. Observed approximately 10-15 live flies landing on cans, can sodas, opened foil catering container and open to go containers in secondary dry storage area.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed establishment using molded cleaning towels to shape and mold dough before placing in bread oven.
50-17-2High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw shrimp stored over cauliflower in standing Frigidaire reach in freezer. Observed raw fish stored over peas and cauliflower in standing Frigidaire reach in freezer in 3 compartment sink area
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemicals stored with products opened used for cooking, corn starch, baking powder.
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth chlorine solution exceeding the maximum concentration above 200ppm at cook line allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.
Intermediate 8
11-07-5Intermediate – 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.
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed sour cream in walk in cooler not labeled.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards with heavy mold like substance in kitchen area. Observed can opener and blade with heavy mold like substance build up.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand washing sink located in 3 compartment sink kitchen area next to prep table.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Observed Hand-wash sink not accessible with bucket of water in sink at front counter for employee use at all times. Employee removed bucket from sink. Observed bag of onions in front of hand washing sink in kitchen area and towels hanging off sink.
31B-02-4Intermediate – Observed No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen area next to prep table.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed chicken masala, tofu, chick peas, rice pudding , vegetable balls egg plant,chicken curry, cooked potatoes, cooked chicken thighs,, cooked vegetables all prepared more than 24 hours per operator not labelled
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle unlabeled in dining room. Operator labeled bottle.
Basic 13
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverages throughout establishment on prep tables and counters throughout.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee in food preparation not wearing hair restraint.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed approximately 100 dead flies attached to sticky rapid fly adhesive tape over onions and gallons of oil stored in dry storage area. Observed approximately 50 dead flies attached to sticky rapid fly adhesive tape in 3 compartment sink area over dry storage located in 3 compartment sink area.
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Observed peeled onions stored on prep table beside 3 compartment sink in use exposed to splash from dirty wash sink area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed case of cabbage, margarine stored on floor in walk in cooler.
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed handle of scoop directly touching sugar at cook station.
25-06-4Basic – Observed Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
02D-01-5Basic – Observed Working containers of white cashew, rice removed from original container not identified by common name. Operator labeled products **Corrected On-Site**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed produce onions not washed before prep.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth cloth throughout not stored in sanitizing solution. No sanitizing solution set up.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:54 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.