TAQUERIA PUERTO
5500 SUNSEEKER WAY, Port Charlotte FL 33980
Last inspected May 19, 2026 · 7 visits since December 2023
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sautéed onions at 93F hot holding. Operator voluntarily discarded.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit at the end of the cook line. The operator provided a thermometer for the cold holding unit.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed on make table, grooved cutting board.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board with food stains on it at make station.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed in low boy drawer, gaskets with food debris on it.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed to go containers on top of make station not inverted properly. Observed operator inverting to open end down.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sautéed onions at 93F hot holding. Operator voluntarily discarded.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone charger on shelf under register with SS utensils.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed gray gaskets on lune with black mold like substance starting to accumulate.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.