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TAQUERIA EMANUEL

2800 N MACDILL AVE UNIT E, Tampa FL 33607

Last inspected Mar 24, 2025 · 2 visits since August 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3952861
Grade history
AUG 23
MAR 25
Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2025
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Mar 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2025
High priority/50-17-3
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. Printed copy for operator. Operator posted.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Intermediate/05-08-4
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. Operator had one new hire working on unit. printed health policy and operator had employee read and sign document.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrected On-Site
Show the remaining 2 findings ▾
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
Basic/50-03-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Printed copy for manager, manager put on unit
Basic/51-13-4/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Aug 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment set up with 0 ppm of chlorine, corrected, operator reset three compartment to 100 ppm of chlorine.
High priority/22-42-4/Corrected On-Site
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at employee hand wash sink, corrected, operator replaced paper towels at time of inspection.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Guacamole, salsa, all held over 24 hrs.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Repeat Violation
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on food prep table, corrected, operator removed phone during inspection.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4/Repeat Violation

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.