Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Extended

MEXAS TACOS

8788 VINELAND AVENUE · ORLANDO · Orange County · FL 32821

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 4, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionCall Back – Extension given, pending
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3346351
Visit number2
Inspection Visit ID8556640
DBPR license5812921

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#2High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed two cooks begin food prep without washing hands first. Coached employees on proper hand washing **Corrective Action Taken** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**

Corrective Action Taken
#3High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw tongue over cooked chicken tenders. **Corrected On-Site** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in two door cooler near handsink **Corrected On-Site** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate51-14-7

Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Juice bar added. Added second handsink. Ice machine removed **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. – From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:44 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.