MARIA'S TACOS AND MORE
9331 TAMIAMI TRL N STE 12
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 2/21/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10700155
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed buckets of cucumbers and potatoes stored on floor in kitchen. Operator placed cucumbers and potatoes on to counter. Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over chopped tomatoes. Operator placed raw eggs in bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of mop sink. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 10/21/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8738582
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Ready to eat flan and hot sauces prepared and packaged on site in to go cooler for sale. Labeling does not include product identity/description, package date, address of establishment.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in standing water in sink. Operator advised to thaw food properly. Operator moved product to continue thawing under refrigeration. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handle dirty dishes, replaced gloves to handle food, no hand wash. Employee advised need for proper handwashing when replacing gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of cleaner chemical stored next to clean silverware. Operator placed spray bottle in appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator replaced paper towels at hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and prepared sauces held since 9/19/24 in reach in cooler not date marked. Advised operator the need for proper date marking and is taking steps to place proper labels. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 4/3/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8562659
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Operator inverted containers. Corrected On-Site
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Operator discarded cloth. Corrected On-Site
- 11-26-1: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. Operator completed form. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed frozen precooked meat beef not date marked.
Inspection Date: 11/30/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8359828
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed flan and salsa made and packaged onsite for self service not bearing proper label. Repeat 3/13/2023 Repeat Violation
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed cooked beef, cooked chicken, cooked pork and cooked tamales held on time with no time mark. Educated operator on holding items on time, product was just made and placed to hold at room temperature. Operator supplied time marks. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written plan for items held on time. Provided operator with written plan.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed sauces, cooked meats and multiple other items prepared on Monday, per operator, and not date marked.
- 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed dispenser not dispensing soap at hand warn sink next to cook line.