TIJUANA FLATS

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at prep area Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food prep employee working with food, has no beard guard Repeat Violation

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several food containers on clean rack are cracked Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of cherry soda on floor by hand sink Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on fryer handle Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Black beans 117° in hot well, operator removed and placed on stove top to bring yo to proper temperature, reheated to 169° Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by 3 3 compartment sink Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 employee food safety cards available out of approx 15 employees - all expired in May 2025

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with large beard prepping food has no beard guard

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Pico on make station in container with corner broken Several lids and pans broken to pans throughout facility

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cooks line

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink on line has a leak under sink

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 27 ounce can of green chilis dented

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored in sink on line Employee washed plugs for salsa station Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in prep area

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in prep area Corrected On-Site

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing at mop sink

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook has no beard guard Repeat Violation

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several lids walk in cooler cracked Broken throughout facility Ice bucket is cracked Repeat Violation

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wait station, outlet cover missing, hole present in wall

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Catering boxes stored on floor

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cooks line

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Operator corrected to 200 ppm

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bathroom cleaner on cooks line next to in use rice cooker and utensils Windex bottle next to fryer oil Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cooling rack stored in front of hand sink in prep area Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored in hand sink on cooks line, lid stored in hand sink in prep area, large sanitizer container stored in hand sink by 3 compartment sink Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on shelving with paper goods/ gloves Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee doing prep has no beard guard

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. A few Food storage containers and lids on clean rack cracked / broken Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle buried in shredded cheese on line Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Chemical Spray bottle stored in hand sink by 3 compartment sink Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager 4 employees working at time of inspection,

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by three compartment sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid to shredded chicken in walk-in-cooler cracked/briken Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. 2 hand sinks, prep area and by 3 compartment sink no signage Provided operator with signs - operator hung up Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink front counter Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels on cooks line Corrected On-Site

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under cooking equipment

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken, walk-in-cooler container holding salsa cracked, several lids in walk-in-cooler cracked Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of cooking oil on floor in prep area, per manager, oil arrived previous day Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in shredded cheese, make station cooks line Corrected On-Site

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go lids on floor by ice machine Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored In hand sink on cooks line Corrected On-Site

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several lids over prepared foods in walk-in-cooler cracked

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Scoop in ice Front counter Corrected On-Site

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in container not labeled Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp over corn freezer at cook line Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with forms

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At front counter

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. On mop sink

Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop holder soiled Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Under prep table at cook line

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket stored on top of rice storage container Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, box sodas stored in front of/under hand sink by walk-in-cooler Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filling up pitcher at hand sink in kitchen Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at prep area Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable to board on line

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep cook prepping food with no beard guard

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Box soda on floor under hand sink by walk-in-cooler Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. COD in walk-in-cooler not covered Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at prep area

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap at hand sink by walk in cooler

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under cooking equipment

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water 95°

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in container not labeled in container Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the splitter on the mop sink

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Prep hand sink

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 6 certificates available

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink over the flat top grill, operator removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Prep table legs broken, gasket to the grill drawer is ripped

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Door closer is not connected

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.