LA SIESTA TAQUERIA
1506 WRECKER HWY, Winter Haven FL 33880
Last inspected Aug 5, 2025 · 5 visits since October 2023
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.
5 inspections within 6 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice-52F Cold Holding Beef-52F Cold Holding Operator placed in another cooler.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand washing sink at the front counter Operator placed soap at the hand washing sink.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks put on hair resistant
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Operator inverted utensils.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other during preparation based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef on top of container of diced onions. Operator removed beef from on top of the onions.
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Operator inverted silverware (spoons) stored in kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice-52F Cold Holding Beef-52F Cold Holding Operator placed in another cooler.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened can of Canada Dry on plate holding wrack. Operator removed can.
Food stored on floor. Oil box on the floor in kitchen area. Operator removed from the floor.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator removed cup and plate from hand washing sink.
Food stored on floor. Onions on the floor by three compartment sink. Operator removed from the floor.
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go plates on the floor front counter. Operator removed from the floor.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towel placed at dispenser.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. By emergency exit.
Food stored on floor. Onions on the floor operator removed onions from the floor.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Removed knives from in between equipment.
Light not functioning. Above front counter.
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.