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LOS AMECA'S RESTAURANTE Y TAQUERIA

3558 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida, 32806
Orange County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/26/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10779560

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal items on cases of beer. Cell phone on shelf over reach in cooler at cook line
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male in food prep area Repeat Violation
  • 33-23-4:Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Repeat Violation
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cloth under cutting board in back prep area Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Top part inside microwave
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of cooler at cook line at entrance of cook line
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Repeat Violation
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touching raw dough for tortillas. Placing tortillas on griddle to cook. Employee flipping tortillas with bare hands and then placing cooked tortillas in container with bare hands. Corrective action taken.
  • 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Sneeze guard added for over cooked onions and papers but no sneeze guard over bowl of sauce at buffet Repeat Violation
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical bottle hanging on shelf over reach in cooler in back prep area Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Diced tomatoes in strainer in basin of hand sink by 3 compartment sink. Tomatoes being rinsed in sink
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand sink by ice machine
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical bottle under hand sink by ice machine
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turned off at hand sink by ice machine, due to faucet won't completely turn off. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8728833

  • 12B-09-5:Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Employees chewing gum in back prep area
  • 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. Open drink in back prep area by table top mixer Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door Repeat Violation
  • 14-06-4:Basic - Grante food-contact surface not properly sealed. Black grante mortar not sealed in bowl for food contact surface for menu item Molcajete
  • 33-23-4:Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Dumpster
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bag of raw chicken thawing on push cart 4-5 large roast thawing in container in back prep area All items still frozen Corrected On-Site
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked peppers in cooler at cook line. In same cooler raw chicken over cooked meat Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. For cooked onions and sauce Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 4/17/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8559008

  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door has a gap at bottom of door
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used to stored home made nacho chips
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over sauces in cooler at cook line and stand up cooler in back Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw in cooler in back prep area Corrected On-Site
  • 01C-05-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Oysters
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Oysters
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ceviches with raw scallops. Per owner, fish is cooked, shrimp is cooked but the scallops placed on top are raw. Owner changing menus during inspection with a star and marking posted Consumer Advisory with information Corrected On-Site
  • 02A-01-4:Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided printed copy and manager posted Corrected On-Site
  • 27-16-5:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turned off at hand sink by ice machine in back area. Owner has water turned due to faucet leaking

Inspection Date: 11/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8264894

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 11/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8350812

  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door in new storage/prep area