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TACO KAT

TACO KAT located in ORLANDO has undergone 5 health department inspections, achieving a 2.0/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

11 S COURT AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10931337

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handles touching chicken and beef. Operator immediately removed Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed Avocados over shredded lettuce in walk in cooler. Operator immediately removed Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool well: Chedar 57F-63F cold holding Sour cream 67F cold holding both on insufficient ice bath for less than 4hrs. Operator immediately placed on sufficient ice bath for temperature recovery. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Operator immediately cut hose above flood rim Corrected On-Site
  • 05-06-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Analog thermometer reading 25F, operator does have digital thermometer that was reading 32F

Inspection Date: 1/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8827990

  • 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Women bathroom door
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep persons. Immediately dined beard guards. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-03-4:Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Utensil's in dipper well with water turned off. Operator immediately turned on. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in churros freezer. Operator immediately cleaned Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed Oranges and limes over packaged cut lettuce and cabbage in walk in cooler. Operator immediately moved. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8775403

  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. By hand sink in back prep area
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Liquid bandage on shelf with seasoning mix in back prep area Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream 52F in front line cool well. Less than 4hrs per operator. Operator immediately put in ice for temperature recovery **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 1/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8470403

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage On prep table in main kitchen area. Employee beverage on prep table while employee cuts onions and Avacado. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested several times chlorine reading 0ppm. Retested after adjusting sanitizer. Retested at 100ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken in hot box 127F approximately 1 hour per operator. Operator immediately moved to oven to reheat to 167F for temperature recovery. Reheated to 193F Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical bottle on top of drawer cooler of flat top grill Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in kitchen had whisk in basin Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8374632

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vent above warewashing area
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on grill handle Corrected On-Site
  • 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light bulb in walk in cooler
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 47F 1hr improper ice bath. Advised operator to re-ice using proper ice bath method **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener