TACO BOX
18721 BISCAYNE BLVD, Aventura FL 33180
Last inspected Jul 29, 2024 · 3 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.
3 inspections, swinging between B and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. As of 10/1/23.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.
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. Discussed and emailed form to operator.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Located in bar area.
Met inspection standards. 19 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef being stored above various ready to eat foods located in walk in cooler. Manager rearranged.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chimichurri sauce stored at 65F - Cold Holding and located on prep table next to steam table. Manager moved to reach in cooler.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located in bar area.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Located in bar area.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl used to dispense flour and sugar.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Located in dry storage area.
Ceiling tile missing. Located above liquor cooler.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged salmon bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee water jug and chapstick being stored on prep shelf next to food.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Located in bar area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Located behind kitchen equipment.
Food stored on floor. Observed raw chicken stored on floor in walk in cooler and various cases of food stored on floor in dry storage area.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Reach-in cooler interior and solid with accumulated food debris.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Located in bar area.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Located in bar area. Manager moved to shelf.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. As of 10/1/23.
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. Discussed and emailed form to operator.
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. Discussed and emailed form to operator.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed AC vents soiled with accumulated dust.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water was 74°F and located on prep table.
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.