TEQUILA AND ACORDEON MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Wells Road
Florida, 32073
Clay County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/12/2025
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 3/12/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/5/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
10
Total
20
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops in bulk containers of sugar and beans in dry storage.
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Multiple unsecured tanks at trash area, at walk in cooler door and at ice machine are unsecured.
- 12B-09-5:Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Cook preparing customer order chewing gum. Cook disposed of gum. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor/wall/ceiling/vent soiled/has accumulation of debris. Multiple vents and surrounding ceiling tiles in kitchen, prep area, ware washing and service line are soiled. Wall at steamtable in kitchen and behind dishmachine are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on walk in freezer floor and left side of cooling unit in walk in cooler. Middle fan guard in walk in cooler is missing. Door to walk in cooler has threshold in disrepair.
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle laying in ice in service station ice bin. Employee moved to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf below flat grill with heavy debris. Walk in cooler gasket is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in standing water in prep sink. Employee moved chicken to cooler.
- 33-30-4:Basic - Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Chairs, equipment and signage stored in garbage enclosure. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelving has rust. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Take out and grocery bags used for tortillas in the kitchen and produce in walk in cooler.
- 08A-08-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Opened raw beef in same container with broccoli in chest reach in freezer at prep area. Case of raw chicken stored over open case of raw beef and fries in walk in freezer. Open raw bacon stored above cooked rice in walk in cooler. Pan of raw chicken stored over opened beef roast in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In flip top reach in cooler in kitchen, cut lettuce (46F - Cold Holding); cheese (54F - Cold Holding). Employee states both placed out 1.75 hours prior. Employee states cooler is not working and to be repaired today. All other products on ice and at temperature. Products placed in walk in freezer to quickly chill. Temperature taken approximately 20 minutes later at 43F and 42F respectively. In walk in cooler, beans (46F/47F/53F/46F - Cold Holding); milk (46F - Cold Holding); pork (47F - Cold Holding); raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding); raw whole fish (46F - Cold Holding); flan (47F - Cold Holding); beef (48F - Cold Holding); tamale (49F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (51F - Cold Holding); beef (49F - Cold Holding); rice (50F - Cold Holding); beans (47F - Cold Holding); chorizo (51F/48F/47F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding); hot dog (47F - Cold Holding); cheese sauce (47F - Cold Holding); shell eggs ambient (50F - Cold Holding); chicken (50F - Cold Holding). Per employee, all products have been in the walk in cooler overnight. Interior of bar ice bin with debris and bottle cap. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. In flip top reach in cooler in kitchen, cut lettuce (46F - Cold Holding); cheese (54F - Cold Holding). Employee states both placed out 1.75 hours prior. Employee states cooler is not working and to be repaired today. All other products on ice and at temperature. Products placed in walk in freezer to quickly chill. Temperature taken approximately 20 minutes later at 43F and 42F respectively. In walk in cooler, beans (46F/47F/53F/46F - Cold Holding); milk (46F - Cold Holding); pork (47F - Cold Holding); raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding); raw whole fish (46F - Cold Holding); flan (47F - Cold Holding); beef (48F - Cold Holding); tamale (49F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (51F - Cold Holding); beef (49F - Cold Holding); rice (50F - Cold Holding); beans (47F - Cold Holding); chorizo (51F/48F/47F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding); hot dog (47F - Cold Holding); cheese sauce (47F - Cold Holding); shell eggs ambient (50F - Cold Holding); chicken (50F - Cold Holding). Per employee, all products have been in the walk in cooler overnight. **Warning**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked tomato at 124F on plate beside the grill. Employee states prepared tomatoes approximately 15 minutes prior. Tomatoes moved to heated grill and temperature at 149F.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. See stop sale. Interior of bar ice bin with debris and bottle cap. Soda gun interior at bar has build up/debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bowl in bar handwash sink. Operator removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at bar handwash sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Unable to dispense paper towels at handwash sink at kitchen entrance.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow liquid on rack by walk in freezer at. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2025 revealed 20 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 9/25/2024
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 9/25/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/18/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
12
Total
22
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior lid and sides of ice machine has black mold-like substance. Interior of non-working reach in cooler in bar is soiled.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/floors soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Floors behind hot equipment in kitchen are soiled. Vent at back prep area and at triple sink with dust. Multiple ceiling tiles in kitchen with dust. Floor under ice machine is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket hanging on bag in box soda rack is not inverted.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Three dead roaches right side floor in cage at back of establishment. Employee removed and discarded dead roaches. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Partially eaten plate of employee food on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed food from area. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Middle fan guard in walk in cooler is missing. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of oil on floor at front of kitchen. Multiple bag in box sodas stored on the floor to left of ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle in ice in ice bin in bar. Multiple bins of dry products at ice machine with handle in direct contact with products.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf below flat grill and shelf below steam table is soiled. Walk in cooler gasket and interior door frame is soiled. Gaskets on reach in freezer in service station and on three door reach in cooler in bar are soiled. Under plating around nozzles on soda machine is soiled. Middle dispensing lever on drink machine in the bar has build up of green substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-30-4:Basic - Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Discarded chairs and equipment stored in garbage enclosure. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelving has rust.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on counter in service area.
- 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. Dishmachine tested at 10ppm chlorine. **Warning**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee handle raw beef at prep area with gloved hands then remove glove and get another glove to begin customer order. Inspector coached employee on proper handwashing and glove changes. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Open pan of raw chicken stored above open pan of raw beef in second walk in cooler. Shell eggs in walk in cooler stored over onions. Person in charge moved eggs to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Prepared tamales with prepped date of 9-10 and cooked beef with cook date of 9-10 in walk in cooler.
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one broken shell egg on flat in case in walk in cooler. Person in charge removed broken egg. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red cutting board at prep area with black staining. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sinks on service line, at dishroom, in bar area and women's restroom.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwashing sinks in ADA stall men's restroom and both handwash sinks in kitchen.
- 53A-14-4:Intermediate - Person in charge unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Person in charge at time of inspection unaware of the need for testing and proper use of testing strips when using chlorine sanitizer for the dishmachine and triple sink. Person in charge unaware of how to set up and utilize triple sink procedures for manual ware washing.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray/squirt bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In bar, two unlabeled squirt bottles with pink and clear liquid not labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/18/2024 revealed 22 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 12 basic).