RANCHERO TACOS
4901 N FLORIDA AVE, Tampa FL 33603 · 813-495-2635
Last inspected Jan 22, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly present at service window
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employees came out of the truck and enter inside no hand washing observed.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal cell phone on top of prep table.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in-cooler gaskets small prep cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen raw pork thawing at room temperature. Manager placed inside reach-in-cooler
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 4 high priority.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Operator observed employees eye drops stored in reach-in-cooler with glass door.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly present at service window
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle with toxic chemicals stored on top of small reach-in-cooler with glass door.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
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.
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.
Food stored on floor. Box of cooking oil on floor in kitchen area
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. 1 fly present at service window
Underneath cooking equipment area with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
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.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
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.