TACO'N MADRE
Pine Avenue
Ocala, Florida, 34475
Parkside Garden Apartments
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 5/7/2025
High Priority
7
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
20
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks stored in cabinet beneath soda machine.
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles used throughout the kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on shelf of prep table next to cook line grill. Employee discarded drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly sticky tape hanging from ceiling in prep area. Manager removed fly tape during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Pots of beans stored on floor across from three compartment sink.
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of kitchen ice machine.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster posted. Inspector provided operator with choking poster.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in back corner of parking lot.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum to go pans stored on top of ice machine.
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes in dish area and proceeded to placed cooked beans in pans without washing hands.
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed two flies in wait station.
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Pork fat stored in to go bags in reach-in freezer across from three compartment sink.
- 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. Pan of cooked chicken stored in walk-in cooler dated 4/30.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in wait station reach-in cooler: salsa (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated salsa was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed salsa in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Items stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line: beef (45F - Cold Holding); chicken (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 03F-01-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Items stored on cook line using time as a public health control time marked for 11:00 am. At 3:05 pm manager stated items were placed on cook line at 1:00 pm. Manager had employee change time mark to 1:00 pm. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored on top of pot on stove top: beef (105F - Hot Holding). Manager stated beef placed on top of pot one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved beef to grill to reheat beef.
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped drink in hand washing sink across from office. Employee rinsed off towel in hand washing sink next to three compartment sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/7/2025 revealed 20 total violations (7 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 10/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic type ceiling in kitchen Repeat Violation
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottle of water stored on shelf with food cooling.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Hood filters soiled with grease
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on flip-top make table cooler cutting board in kitchen.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Soap dispensers at server hand wash sink and men's room do not dispense soap.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/22/2024 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 6/12/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed acoustic tile ceiling that is not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in the back food prep area and dishwash area Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Bob employee drinks not identified stored above drink bottles served to the public in the reach in cooler by front server area
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid open
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed water faucet fixture loose at hand wash sink by front server area.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of food removed (flour ) from original container not labelled with name of contents in back prep area.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed establishment operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2024
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice dumped in hand wash sink by cookline and employee washing wiping cloth in the same hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/12/2024 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 12/6/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed ceiling in back kitchen and ware-wash area with acoustic ceiling tiles that are not smooth and cleanable.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee open cup of ice cream stored on top shelf over food served to the public reach in freezer in
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled with grease Repeat Violation
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed both hand wash sinks leaking.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink by cook line with ice and used straws. Observed employee dump ice in hand wash sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/6/2023 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 7/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/13/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/12/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl or container with no handle used to dispense food (Flour)
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured behind establishment.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed exterior light coming from gap under rear door Repeat Violation
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed no choking poster. Inspector provided choking poster
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing hand wash sink sign at dishwash area. Inspector provided a sign **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed working container of food removed ( flour ) from original container not identified by common name.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed establishment operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2023
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef open package stored above fish in reach in freezer
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler: Poultry (50F - Cold Holding); Beef (52F - Cold Holding); Queso (50F - Cold Holding). All items had originally been taken from walk-in-cooler and placed in reach in cooler two hours earlier. Ambient temperature of reach in cooler is 48F. Manager replaced all items with items in walk-in-cooler. Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed person in charge at establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Inspector provided vomitting and diarrhea procedure. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed hood filters soiled with grease.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/12/2023 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).