TEQUILA VEINTIUNO CAFE AND PALETERIA
2311 FL-524, STE 106 · COCOA · Brevard County · FL 32926
Inspection Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-17-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Observed employee on cooks line washing hands for less then 5 seconds due to no cold water to mix with hot making it too hot to water hands properly. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: Observed cook wearing gloves, go from placing raw chicken and vegetables on grill, touching multiple surfaces then return to grill without removing gloves, hand washing and reapplying new gloves, again re-educated, **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 8
16-33-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. None for quat or chlorine available in site **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on make table heavy soiled and stained. Observed portable cutting boards also stained **Repeat Violation** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
16-37-1Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No for quat or chlorine available in site **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Admin Complaint**
31B-02-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cooks line hand wash sink without cold water and paper towels. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
51-16-7Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. 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/. Portable quack mole cart being set up to use in dining room for lunch service, when sited on previous inspection for not having plans submitted to use cart, we're told by operator they would be discontinuing this service. Operator stated that owner has sent plans to add the guacamole cart to Tallahassee, per call to plan review office, no plans have been submitted to date, only a letter sent to the plan review office letting them know of her intent to remove a wall, increase seating and operating mobile gauc cart.table top Guacamole still being offered on menu. Needs to be removed and not in service until plans application has been submitted **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: At time of the callback, operator had not removed table service guacamole station from the menu as required, service cart to prepared guacamole table side was set up for operation at the time of the callback. It was communicated to operator by inspector, that the table service was NOT to be in place AND removed from menu until plans-and application where submitted AND APPROVED by the plan review office. **Admin Complaint**
11-26-1Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Newest employee is cook in kitchen as manager, no employee food training completed, no managers food certificate and no signed employee agreement in place. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
41-17-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Pour bottle in bar mixer container stored on floor with blue liquid, not known if liquor of chemical, not labeled **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
29-28-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. At ice machine, filter unit not dated. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior ice machine storage bin soiled with black mold like substance, on deflector and side walls **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
51-11-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Not secured behind the bar 3 co2 tanks in place **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
29-18-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. Multiple drain covers missing on floor drains. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-07-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee beverages on prep tables, cell phone and other personal items as well observed. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
24-08-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups stacked while still wet at wait station. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
14-11-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler drawers under grill missing handle on one drawers, gasket broken on 2 drawers. Ice machine ice bin door broken on corners, not fully sealing product. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
36-17-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple broken floor tiles, standing water, soiled floors, walk in cooler, dish room and cooks line. Walls, floors and backboards soiled under and behind equipment **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
23-03-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom shelves of prep tables, table legs and shelving soiled with debris. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
29-49-6Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Wait station reach in cooler with excessive amount of water in bottom of unit. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
08B-17-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed cases of produce, mushrooms, pineapples stored over ready to eat food items in walk in cooler, 5 gallon fryer oil stored on floor of cooks line , both . **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
21-12-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-01-29: **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:10 PM.
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.