Boca Raton, Palm Beach County

TACOWA #1

159 E PALMETTO PARK RD, Boca Raton, FL 33432

FoodSeating
Latest violations
6
2 High Priority
Apr 2, 2026
City
Boca Raton
County
Palm Beach
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 2, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 6

12A-29-4

Detail 24489157

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee sweeps floor removed gloves but failed to washed hands before removing clean containers from sink. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures, Employee washed hands correctly. Corrected On-Site

08A-04-5

Detail 24489156

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Container of Raw Beef stored above opened bag of carrots in Duckers double doors reach in cooler next to prep table. Manager inverted during inspection. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 24489155

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Provided during inspection. Corrected On-Site

05-08-4

Detail 24489153

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

38-01-4

Detail 24489154

Basic - 2 Light shields missing in kitchen.

08B-38-4

Detail 24489158

Basic - Container of oil stored on floor in kitchen

Oct 24, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

41-07-4

Detail 24144143

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. A bottle of Tylenol was stored over the bags of flour in the back shelf. The medicine was moved down Corrected On-Site

29-20-5

Detail 24144142

Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink. At the cook line hand wash sink, the drain is clogged.

Dec 20, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

41-10-4

Detail 23438812

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with blenders. Removed. Corrected On-Site

08B-12-5

Detail 23438813

Basic - Stored food not covered. Freezer chest

36-27-5

Detail 23438814

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By kitchen entry door

Aug 19, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

41-17-4

Detail 23075479

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Hand sink in dining room Labeled Corrected On-Site

29-49-6

Detail 23075477

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. End of cook line

08B-12-5

Detail 23075478

Basic - Stored food not covered. Freezer chest

02D-01-5

Detail 23075480

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt in dry storage Labeled Corrected On-Site

Sep 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 10

22-45-4

Detail 22324518

High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Cutting board not sanitized after being washed. Sanitized properly. Corrected On-Site

14-15-4

Detail 22324519

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Grocery bags storing produce two door cooler

08A-02-6

Detail 22324525

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw steak over tofu Raw steak over seaweed rolls two door freezer Removed. Not commercially packagedCorrected On-Site Corrected On-Site

08A-17-6

Detail 22324522

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in freezer unit. Not Commercially packaged. Corrected On-Site

16-37-1

Detail 22324521

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

05-08-4

Detail 22324523

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

41-17-4

Detail 22324520

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle front hand sink in dining room

14-01-5

Detail 22324526

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup as scoop in rice

40-06-5

Detail 22324517

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone on prep table at flip top cooler

08B-12-5

Detail 22324524

Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered food freezer chest end cook line

Jul 5, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

31A-11-4

Detail 22099876

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At the hand wash sink at the end of the cookline, two pots and a cleaning bucket stored inside of the sink. Items removed from the sink Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 22099875

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At a bin of rice in the back of the kitchen, a pint sized container with no handle was stored in the rice. Item was removed Corrected On-Site

Jan 17, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 3

41-10-4

Detail 21701471

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At dry storage shelving next to triple sink. Descaler stored over black pepper. Operator moved Corrected On-Site

41-17-4

Detail 21701473

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At cookline, bottle containing degreaser not labeled. Chef labeled Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-01-5

Detail 21701472

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At container of flour next to soup. Item removed Corrected On-Site

Jul 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Total: 3

08A-05-6

Detail 21198808

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler #1, raw eggs stored over raw vegetables. At reach in cooler #2, raw beef stored over noodles. Items moved to be stored correctly Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 21198807

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cookline. Operator supplied Corrected On-Site

41-17-4

Detail 21198806

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At front counter. Operator labeled Corrected On-Site

Nov 5, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

14-01-5

Detail 20640786

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At sushi rice bucket. Item removed Corrected On-Site

Aug 26, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

31A-11-4

Detail 20462994

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee used kitchen HWS as dump sink for beverage glasses. Sanitizer bucket stored in sink. Bucket removed Corrected On-Site

41-17-4

Detail 20462995

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At front counter. Bottle labeled by operator Corrected On-Site