TACOS AND TEQUILA CANTINA PAVILION

Tamiami Trail North
Naples, Florida, 34103
The Moorings
Collier County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/18/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8778433

  • 35A-06-4:Basic - Accumulation of dead insects in control devices on side beverage/wait station.
  • 12B-14-4:Basic - Employee beverage container in reach in cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer at cook line near dishwash area.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Educated operator on probe storage of tongs. Repeat Violation
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary ammonium concentration at 100 ppm. Operator redid sanitizer. Rechecked concentration at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour bin.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed two 6lb cans of pears and one 6lb can of cranberry sauce rusted. Operator placed sign with 'DO NOT USE' on cans. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Can opener. Operator cleaned can opener. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink at cook line blocked by container. Operator removed container. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8848066

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting in pans and Cambros in utensil/equipment storage area.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Two sets of tongs used for cooking found on handle or fryer.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Now handwashing sign at hand wash sink in bar area.
  • 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados being cut for further preparation without being washed. Inspector educated staff on need to clean vegetables prior to processing. Operator discarded cut items and washed rest of avacados prior to cutting. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Found unwashed vegetables over ready to eat food in walk in cooler.
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 2 quaternary sanitizer buckets registered at 0ppm. Operator replaced with solution registering at 200 ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside of ice well soiled with black, slime like substance. Ice well in wait station.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in bar area. Operator supplied paper towels. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottles containing chemicals with no labeling. Operator placed identification on bottles. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8606154

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting of pans in dish area.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed to go containers not inverted for proper storage. Operator inverted containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed outdoor mop sick with no vacuum breaker on splitter.

Inspection Date: 1/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8485260

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting of pans on beak storage shelf. Operator separated for proper drying. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher in bar area testing at 0ppm. Operator changed sanitizer and now testing at 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray bottle of bleach water stored on shelf with and above clean dishes. Operator moved for proper storage. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/28/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8377078

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed deli cup with no handle in cheese on cook line. Operator removed cups. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up in reach in freezer at end of cook line.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken over raw beef in walk in cooler. Operator moved for proper storage. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda nozzles, ice machine and soda machine soiled with a mold like substance. Operator in process of cleaning items. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink in corner of prep area blocked with containers of chips. Operator moved to allow access. Corrected On-Site