TAQUERIA LA BENDICION
45 AVE D, Apalachicola FL 32320
Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
4 inspections trending up, 18 points better than where it started.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed gallon bleach setting on bottle drink. Manager removed bleach and stored it correctly.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the flour container. Manager remove cup from the flour.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Julio Ramirez
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.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded.
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Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Julio Ramirez
Mobile food dispensing vehicle disposing liquid waste improperly. Observed Mobil disposing three compartment sink directly on the ground. Observed shut off valve was not closed on the unit. Operator close the valve and cleaned area up.
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.
Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface.
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.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour containers not identified by name.
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.