TORCHY'S TACOS
2314 Tyrone Boulevard North
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33710
Holiday Park
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/10/2025
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 1/10/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/6/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Not chain next to single door freezer in prep area.
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Dirty utensils hung up with clean utensils over 3cs. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Towels not stored in sanitizer bucket in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cook line: corn (47F - Cold Holding); pico (44F - Cold Holding); mix cheese (50F - Cold Holding) Employees moved into walk in cooler to bring down temperatures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **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. tater tots (114F - Hot Holding) Employee discarded item. **Corrected On-Site**
- 53A-04-6:Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Assistant Manager on duty stated she was promoted 9 months ago not certified.
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Seven employees engaging with food or food preparation with no CFM present.
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed copies of employee food certificates.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/6/2025 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold like debris.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cut marks on cutting boards in prep area.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker on shelf over pooled egg wash. Employee removed speaker. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic pans in dish area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on beer cooler in front bar area. Holster for soda gun soiled in bar area,
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Bottom of walk in cooler on cook line has standing water.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in mop sink.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth in the hand sink in the rear prep area. Employee removed wet cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. bulk container of white powder not labeled. Employee labeled masa. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies in kitchen landing on bag in box soda boxes. 3 live flies in the office area of kitchen 2 live flies in rear near used oil container. Educated on flies and provided vermin education.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked onions. Employee moved eggs to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. guacamole (51F - Cold Holding) and pico de gallo (46F - Cold Holding), shredded cheese (57F - Cold Holding) sour cream (44F - Cold Holding) employee moved items to chiller for quick chill. retemped after 25 minutes guacamole (43F - Cold Holding) and pico de gallo (41F - Cold Holding), shredded cheese (43F - Cold Holding) sour cream (41F - Cold Holding) **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled on cook line,
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Wet cloth in hand sink. Employee removed wet cloth . **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).