TIPSY TACO CANTINA
746 S ATLANTIC AVE, Ormond Beach FL 32176 · 4803040002
Last inspected Aug 4, 2026 · 13 visits since August 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
2 Live, small flying insects found in bar area.
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Inspection history
13 visits, newest first
Aug 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
2 Live, small flying insects found in bar area.
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -operator refilled sanitizer.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -case of raw chicken stored on top of a container of cooked chicken wings in walk in cooler.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. -individual portions of tuna in reach in cooler have been thawed in package.
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No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. -individual portions of tuna in reach in cooler have been thawed in package.
Equipment in poor repair. -torn gasket on reach in cooler.
Feb 18, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 9, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.
Food storage container lid cracked or broken.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Sep 5, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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- From initial inspection : Portable flat grill not under hood suppression system. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only.
Sep 3, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Portable flat grill not under hood suppression system. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only.
Mar 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Oct 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer for wiping cloths. -no quaternary test strips.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Lights in food preparation area missing in kitchen.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in bar area.
May 8, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris in kitchen.
May 7, 2024Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -employee using bare hands to crumble blue cheese on a salad.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -cheese at 56°f in reach in cooler. In cooler overnight. -cooked rice at 119°f in warmer. In warmer 6 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese at 56°f in reach in cooler. Operator stated container in cooler overnight.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -cooked rice held at 119°f. In warmer for 6 hours.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris in kitchen.
Mar 19, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area.
- From initial inspection : 2 unit tabletop fryer not under fire suppression system.
Jan 23, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb outside of back door.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink in bar area.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ahi poke and tuna steak bowl does not indicated tuna is served raw.
Air duct cut exposing insulation over a food preparation area.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area.
- From initial inspection : 2 unit tabletop fryer not under fire suppression system.
Jan 16, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 15 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority4 Intermediate9 Basic
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Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb outside of back door.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink in bar area.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Containers stacked in front of handwash sink and plastic rack stored inside handwash sink located in dish washing area.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ahi poke and tuna steak bowl does not indicated tuna is served raw.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Air duct cut exposing insulation over a food preparation area.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package, mahi and ahi tuna.
Employee cellphone stored in a food preparation area.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris: -shelving at cookline.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris behind hot holding unit.
2 unit tabletop fryer not under fire suppression system.
Aug 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 49°f, tuna 50°f, mahi 49°-50°f in reach in cooler drawers. In cooler drawers overnight.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 49°f, tuna 50°f, mahi 49°-50°f in reach in cooler drawers. In cooler drawers overnight.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled, bar area.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
Wall soiled with accumulated black mold like substance behind sinks in dish washing area.
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.