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TAQUERIA LA BENDICION

45 AVE D, Apalachicola FL 32320

Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD2950059
Grade history
AUG 23
AUG 24
AUG 25
JUL 26
▼ IMPROVING

4 inspections trending up, 18 points better than where it started.

Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Jul 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil.
Basic/08B-38-4
Aug 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed gallon bleach setting on bottle drink. Manager removed bleach and stored it correctly.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Aug 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the flour container. Manager remove cup from the flour.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Jan 23, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 3, 2023Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.

0 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Julio Ramirez
Intermediate/53A-01-7/Warning/Return visit Nov 3, 2023 · Observed no food manager certification for Julio Ramirez. Time Extended
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.
Intermediate/53B-01-5/Warning/Return visit Nov 3, 2023 · Observed No proof of employee training. Time Extended
Aug 17, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded.

0 High priority4 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
Intermediate/12A-03-4
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Julio Ramirez
Intermediate/53A-01-7/Warning
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.
Intermediate/28-09-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
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.
Intermediate/53B-01-5/Warning
Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface.
Basic/14-25-5
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
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour containers not identified by name.
Basic/02D-01-5

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.