TACO MASALA
5415 N UNIVERSITY DR · LAUDERHILL · Broward County · FL 33351
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Food server behind front counter served food and removed gloves. Put on new gloves without washing hands and continued serving food.
22-12-5High Priority – Metal stem-type thermometer soiled. Operator cleaned and sanitized **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 small roach behind front counter next to cook line area. Operator killed and sanitized the area Observed 2 small live roaches behind front counter next to cook line area, underneath cash register, next to drain. Operator killed and sanitized area Front counter is not a separate area from cook line. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Behind the front counter: underneath kitchen flip top; raw shrimp (46F – Cold Holding); raw fish (46F – Cold Holding). Per operator foods portioned and prepared today, in unit less than 3 hours. Moved to WIC for quick chill. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in 2 door lowboy cooler not date marked. Per operator food in unit more than 24 hours. Operator date marked **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee samosa not separate from customer food in 2 door low boy cooler behind front counter. Operator removed samosas **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple employee water bottles in 2 door lowboy cooker behind front counter. Operator disposed of water bottles **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:10 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.