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TACO EXPRESS KW

5180 SUNCREST RD, Key West FL 33040 · 305-363-9359

Last inspected Sep 15, 2025 · 3 visits since December 2024

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD5453368
Grade history
DEC 24
JUN 25
SEP 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Sep 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw fish (53F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (51F - Cold Holding) at preparation cooler. As per person in charge, product placed inside unit more than 4 hours prior.
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw fish (53F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (51F - Cold Holding) at preparation cooler. As per person in charge, products placed inside unit more than 4 hours prior.
High priority/03A-02-5
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Repeat Violation
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. Observed ambient temperature at preparation cooler at 51F.
Basic/14-74-7
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Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
Basic/50-03-4
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.
Basic/50-04-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4/Repeat Violation
The state's own report →
Jun 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked chicken at reach in cooler unit.
High priority/08A-05-6
Dec 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
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.
Intermediate/11-26-1
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4

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.