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COASTAL TACO

14601 GULF BLVD, Madeira Beach FL 33708

Last inspected Jul 24, 2024 · 3 visits since October 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence6217071
Grade history
OCT 23
FEB 24
JUL 24
— STEADY

3 inspections within 21 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Jul 24, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Owner CFM expired 5/14/24, no other staff with CFM
Intermediate/53A-03-7
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Equipment in poor repair. Broken cooler lid handle on cook line
Basic/14-11-5
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line
Basic/36-73-4/Repeat Violation
Feb 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheese (52F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (53F - Cold Holding); shrimp (42F - Cold Holding); mahi (54F - Cold Holding); pico (51F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (53F - Cold Holding) reach in cooler next to cook line, all items moved to freezer, all items retemp at or below 41F
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. queso (115F - Hot Holding), reheated on stove to 171F
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.stained cutting board
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee with no proof of training
Intermediate/53B-13-5
Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line
Basic/36-73-4
Oct 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. salsa (57F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (61F - Cold Holding); avocado crema (55F - Cold Holding); raw mahi (46F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (45F - Cold Holding). All items moved to reach in freezer, retemp: all items at or below 41F
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. black beans (125F - Hot Holding), reheated on stove to minimum 165F
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Satiated cutting boards on prep cooler
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Prep cooler
Basic/14-09-4/Repeat Violation
Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line
Basic/36-73-4

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.