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TAQUERIA LA CHAPINA

4003 W 18 ST STE E, Panama City FL 32401

Last inspected Nov 15, 2024 · 2 visits since April 2024

□ 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
Licence1350415
Grade history
APR 24
NOV 24
Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies observed in truck.
High priority/35A-02-6
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Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Nov 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findings
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies observed in truck.
High priority/35A-02-6
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: rice (108F - Hot Holding). Operator increased heat to: rice (148F - Hot Holding).
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board grooved.
Basic/14-11-5
Show the remaining 2 findings ▾
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on cutting board. Operator moved to sank-bucket.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed: Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm); (Chlorine 50ppm). Operator remixed sanitizing solution.
Basic/21-07-4/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Apr 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Wrong test kit provided. Operator states chlorine will be used to sanitize dishes, has quaternary test strips on hand.
Intermediate/16-37-1
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Extinguisher by door in recharge zone.
/45-02-4

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.