TEQUILA AND ACORDEON MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1635 WELLS RD · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Beans in pan on back prep table at 115F. Per employee, beans prepared at 10:00. Inspector toke temperature at 2:07. Beans moved to walk in freezer.
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hands in three compartment sink with no soap then dried hands on soiled dry wiping cloth.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, raw chicken stored over prepared house salsa. Operator moved chicken to lower shelf. In walk in cooler, flats of shell eggs stored over cilantro. Operator moved shell eggs to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee bring whole raw fish in gloved hands and put on grill, then handled seasoning and clean utensils without changing gloves and washing hands. Operator spoke to employee and employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken at 51F on counter in front of grill. Per employee, beef left out of refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes prior. Chicken moved to walk in freezer. Observed raw beef at 74F, raw shrimp at 54F and raw chicken at 47F in reach in cooler drawer under grill. Per employee, beef placed in drawer from walk in cooler 15 minutes prior and shrimp and chicken placed in drawer from walk in cooler 3.75 hours prior. All products moved to walk in freezer. One hour later: beef 38F, shrimp 32F, chicken 30F/37F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Queso cheese at 92F on top of oven in kitchen. Per employee, queso cheese removed from walk in cooler and placed on top of oven approximately one hour prior. Employee moved queso cheese to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on hose side of added splitter on mop sink.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dish racks in dishroom have build up of black mold-like substance. Shelving in walk in cooler has rust. Can opener at back prep table has food debris. Nozzles on frozen margarita machine in the bar has black mold-like substance on interior of dispensing nozzles. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator does not have chlorine test strips available for testing of sanitizer level in dishmachine.
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer available for establishment.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow liquid at three compartment sink. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 12
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin has black mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in raw chicken in walk in cooler. Bowl used as scoop in flour and sugar bins in dry storage. Operator removed all bowls. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/walls/floors soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Floor behind equipment on cooks line is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach in cabinet at front service line. Operator removed and discarded dead roach. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on reach in cooler on server line is torn at the bottom.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bag of rice on floor in dry storage. Operator moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle in ice at bar. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf under flat grill has build up of debris. Pre-rinse nozzle in dishroom has debris build up. Reach in freezer at back prep has soiled gasket. Plating around soda nozzles is soiled. Walk in cooler gasket soiled. **Repeat Violation**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Water flows onto floor from piping under dishmachine during rinse cycle. Handwash sink at kitchen entrance has pipe underneath broken with bucket under to catch water. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water present in reach in cooler at bar entrance. **Repeat Violation**
03A-05-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in a freezer. Some products in walk in freezer not frozen solid. **Repeat Violation**
33-30-4Basic – Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Chairs and miscellaneous equipment stored in dumpster enclosure.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 18, 2026 11:56 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.