Los Tacos by Chef Omar
17722 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 · Permanent Food Service · License 1620988
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 29 complaint inspection5 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 basic-17
- Safety score83
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitComplaint inspection
- First visitSep 29, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority5
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
Cooked chicken under raw chicken, employee moved raw chicken to bottom shelf.
Fixed on the spot
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.
3 doors freezer- raw beef roast over raw pork loafs. Employee placed raw pork loafs on top or fat beef.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: 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 wearing gloves, took out empty boxes, came back to kitchen , grabbed a clean knife to start cutting clean meat, using same gloves. After manager educated employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food.
Glass cooler- open bag tortillas inside grocery bags, employee removed and placed tortillas in a food grade container.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 500*ppm), employee made new solution, quaternary sanitizer at 200 ppm.
Fixed on the spot
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
Middle door or reach in freezer, missing the first layer to protect from insulation.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Build up of black like substance.Per manager technician was called to clean the machine .
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.