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ERNESTO'S TACO SHOP

20095 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 33189

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 22, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3400132
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8531311
DBPR license2324671

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 6

#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee changing tasks and failed to wash hands prior to changing to new gloves. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority12A-13-4

High 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. Observed employee touched the garbage can continued to brag a clean cutting board without washing her hands prior. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority09-01-4

High 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 serving tortilla chips in a cardboard container with bare hands, instructed employee to discard food item, employee discarded food on site. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the upright reach in freezer at storage area observed raw chicken over cooked beef. **Warning**

Warning
#8High Priority08A-17-6

High 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. In the upright reach in freezer at storage area observed raw chicken over raw beef. **Warning**

Warning
#9High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed employee serving tortilla chips in a cardboard container with bare hands, instructed employee to discard food item, employee discarded food on site. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarningStop Sale

Intermediate 2

#10Intermediate12A-03-4

Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employees stated that they were washing their hands in the three compartment sink, while the plumbers were working on the hand wash sink. **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate27-16-4

Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no hot or cold running water in the hand wash sink located at front counter. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic08B-47-4

Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a raw onion bag, containers with cooked beef, raw beef, stored in the walk in cooler floor. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic29-07-5

Basic – Plumbing system improperly installed or repaired. Observed hand sink at front counter in disrepair not hot or cold running water, also observed plumber working on hans wash sink located at cook line, during the inspection hand wash sink was installed with hot and cold running water. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#3Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler observed pico de gallo in a container not covered. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 2:07 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 27 · Safe water source and hot/cold water under pressure
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
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.