DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

MUNECAS DOWNTOWN TACO GARDEN

317 SW 4 AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8837608

  • 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug light over chest reach in freezer and clean knife storage.
  • 16-05-4:Basic - Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Sanitizer compartment with food floating in water, manager replaced sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of ibuprofen pills in container above bag of onions near pass through window, manager moved item away from food. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board on drying rack above Three compartment sink the board is stained.
  • 02D-02-4:Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Cookies individually packaged at FDACS facility and sold here on front counter for customer self service no labeling present.

Inspection Date: 7/23/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8741563

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on shelf above canned black beans, operator moved item to bottom shelf. Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of black beans can, operator moved item away from food. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The back door in kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef thawing at room temperature and chicken thawing in standing water.
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Milk opened 8 days ago.

Inspection Date: 3/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8587284

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8501394

  • 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. White piece of duct tape on seasoning shaker on cooks line.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table where employees put together orders. Employee moved drink to the bottom. Corrected On-Site
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf next to canned beer and container of peppers.
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The back door in kitchen at the bottom the sun is shining through indicating a gap.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor in outside storage shed.
  • 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelf in outside storage shed not sealed.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with/above ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes in original cardboard boxes over cut cilantro in walk in cooler.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Container of medicines on top of ice machine.
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. White paper towels lining tempeh container and cilantro in walk in cooler.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked sauces (63-64F - Cold Holding) item on front counter for 1 hour, operator placed item back in reach in cooler to rapidly drop to below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of splitter attached to bibb outside of back door.
  • 03G-42-1:Intermediate - Establishment using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation or to make the food not time/temperature control for safety without an approved variance from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Preserving hot sauce. Warning
  • 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Preserving hot sauce with vinegar. Warning
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee expired 1/1/2024.

Inspection Date: 9/15/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8465957

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed