PEDROS TACO AND TEQUILA BAR
315 MARY ESTHER BLVD, Mary Esther FL 32569 · 850-375-4845
Last inspected May 6, 2026 · 9 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. She'll Eggs (ambient) 75F since 11AM
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
May 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw Chicken 61F, Chicken Wings 54F. Less than 4 hours. Employees iced food items to rapidly chill.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls with no handle used to scoop salt and beef bullion in dry storage area.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks at soda syrup station not secured. Employees chained containers to wall during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on ground in dry storage area. Employee properly stored oil during inspection.
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Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed about 6 inches of standing water in Mop sink. Drain does not appear to be draining. Employees stated drain was functioning at shift start. Water is contained in mop sink basin.
Nov 18, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at bar is soiled inside nozzle and at bottom of soda gun holster.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine bin at soda fountain has debris buildup under lip of sliding stainless steel lid. Ice machine in kitchen has black substance on the inside left and right sides of bin.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide canisters in dry storage closet not chained/secured. Manager chained all canisters to wall during inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep area over make line. Manager properly stored phone during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor in dry storage closet. Manager put cooking oil on stand elevating it more than 6 inches off floor during inspection.
Oct 7, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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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.
May 12, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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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.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items inside walk in cooler.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees drink on hand washing station in kitchen.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Ingredient bins in storage room.
Mar 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food: observed bowls used as scoops in sugar, black beans, and a seasoning mix in the dry storage area. General Manager removed during the inspection.
Ceiling tile missing: observed one spot in a back hallway that was missing its ceiling tile.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair: observed four ceiling tiles with holes - three in the dining room and one in a hallway in the back.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance: observed 27 ceiling tiles throughout the establishment that has water stains on them, eight with a mold like substance on them. Additionally, there were four pieces of a wood ceiling in the south dining area that have water stains on them.
Nov 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Side walls of ice machine in kitchen
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops for multiple dry ingredients in dry storage room
Feb 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink near make bar. Employee restocked during inspection.
Aug 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw Beef stored next to cooked beef under cook line.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. She'll Eggs (ambient) 75F since 11AM
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw Shrimp 48F for 1 hour. Eggs (ambient 75F) since 11AM
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plate nesting in cooked chicken under cook line.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on condenser lines in walk in freezer. No contact with food items observed.
Stored food not covered. Various foods throughout walk in cooler not covered. Employees covered food items during inspection.
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.