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
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
09-01-4High 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. Employee running food arranged it in the plate with bare hands
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs sauces **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese. Chicken, fish, and beef 46F, Tamales 46F, crumble cheese 47F. Sliced cheese 46F, True cooler next to cookline hand sink. Operator moved to another cooler
03E-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Cheese sauce 96F in the steam table at 1:10 from around 11. Employee moved to the Stove to reheat more rapidly **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
11-26-1Intermediate – 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. Employees with no food handler
Basic 10
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon
36-02-5Basic – Deep grout lines pooling water/food in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets in an oven Hair cream with single service
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Large pot cracked and broken in multiple areas. Operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
33-29-4Basic – Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Rusted through
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Sugar in waitstation **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef room temp Cooked beans, chicken, pork room temp. Chicken standing water **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in waitstation **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 1:02 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.