FARM TO TACO
10700 STATE RD 54 STE D-104, New Port Richey FL 34655
Last inspected May 15, 2025 · 6 visits since December 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.
DEC 23
MAR 24
AUG 24
MAR 25
APR 25
≈ ERRATIC
5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2025
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 15, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer handling dirty dishes then clean dishes without washing hands
Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Manager came from restroom put gloves on to start preparing food without washing hands
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Salmon in reach in cooler date marked 3/9
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink in dish area
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. One fryer removed, dump station removed, grill removed, oven removed from cooking area, callback due May 14 on warning from last routine inspection
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Miquel, Niko has been here over 60 days with no food safety training certification, callback due may 14, on warning from last routine inspection
Mar 14, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 6 high priority.
6 High priority4 Intermediate1 Basic
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Comminuted meat not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Beef on cook line in reach in cooler held cold, inside of beef is raw, cook went over process with inspector, they get the beef raw in bulk, clean and cut beef and sear it on grill to internal temperature of 130F, provided operator with form 5022-101
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Establishment using sink and surface sanitizer with no test kit to measure the ppm, bleach in establishment is household bleach, not for food contact surfaces, operator went to store and came back with the proper sanitizer for food contact surfaces
Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. 2.5 lbs of salmon, comes in fresh, operator cuts salmon, vacuum seals fresh salmon then freezes it, frozen salmon package date marked 3/6, thawed salmon on cook line date marked 3/6
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2025
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs above cooked chicken in walk in cooler, raw shell eggs moved to bottom shelf
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Salmon under ROP
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Triple sink set up with sink and surface sanitizer, has no test kit for sanitizer, they have chlorine and quaternary test kits
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. One fryer removed, dump station removed, grill removed, oven removed from cooking area
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Miquel, Niko has been here over 60 days with no food safety training certification
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Emailed form 5030-103 to operator
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put beard guard on
Aug 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in back blocked by garbage can, garbage can removed
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put beard guard on
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put visor on
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn on cooler next to grill
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Handle removed from the ice
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp in pan of water, shrimp removed from water and put in walk in cooler
Mar 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled with an accumulation of food debris and rusted.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation on cook line. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the operator.
Dec 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 3 Cans of tomatillos
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shrimp above unwashed onions in walk in cooler, shrimp moved to bottom shelf
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheddar cheese (51F - Cold Holding) in shallow ice bath on counter, manager put in walk in cooler
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pan of black beans stored in hand sink in back prep area, pan of black beans removed from hand sink
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented cans on shelf not separate
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hat on
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.