TACO CITY 3 INC
2955 S ATLANTIC AVE · COCOA BEACH · Brevard County · FL 32931
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
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 entered through rear door and put on gloves to make a ticket without washing hands first
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled soiled dishes then handled clean dishes without washing hands
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. Cook removed tortilla from heating press with bare hands. SEE STOP SALE
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Cook removed tortilla from heating press with bare hands. SEE STOP SALE
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 12 live flying insects in bar area. Killed all but 5 **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chili in container with make date of 9/19/23
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray nozzle in dish area is hanging below the flood rim of sink
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Chili in container with make date of 9/19/23
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top of reach in cooler on Cook line cut lettuce (64F – Cold Holding) is stored above the fill line of unit **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker installed on hose bib at rear of building
Intermediate 1
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Huevos Rancheros is served with over easy eggs. Operator marked all menus **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In walk in cooler. Operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of food stored in walk in cooler are not covered **Corrected On-Site**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 12:59 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.