EL TEQUILAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC
1784 S RIDGEWOOD AVE. · SOUTH DAYTONA · Volusia County · FL 32119
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 in storage area of kitchen
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler raw steak over guacamole Raw chicken over spinach dip cookline cooler **Corrected On-Site**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Pablano 8/22
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Live and dead insects in flour container
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk 44F, double cooler adjacent to single service storage. Out and returned to cooler Top cookline drawer raw chicken 44-45F, cooked pork 44-49F. Just stocked per operator. Operator iced.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice heated and moved to steam table 84F. Operator removed
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Insecticide over dry storage **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical storage area
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sauces walk in cooler
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Dead roach parts in a container on top of microwave holding a bag of corn flakes. 1 dead roach in cookline freezer 1 on the floor in front of ice machine
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on prep and storage shelving **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets hanging cookline freezer **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Over beans **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 11:56 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.