Los Cuates Tacos 2

3031 Placida Rd Unit 1, Englewood, FL 34224 · Permanent Food Service · License 1802130

B
Grade B
Safety score 89 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 8, 2026

What drove the grade

Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180.High priority · fixed on the spot · 5 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 8 routine inspection
    2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 4 basic (1 repeat)
    -11
  • Safety score89

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

6 violations found
  1. First visitSep 8, 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.

    6 violations found:

    • 2 High priority
    • 4 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority2

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180.

      Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Observed scented bleach used as a food contact surface sanitizer. The operator brought in a bleach approved for food contact surfaces.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.

    Basic4

    • Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.

      Observed an employee beverage stored on a flat surface above the reach in cooler. Observed an employee beverage stored on a food preparation surface in the kitchen. The operator properly stored the employee beverages.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.

      Observed old labels on raw chicken and cooked pasta. The operator removed and changed the labels on the above foods.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Rear exit not protected with self-closing doors.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mops not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry near the hand sink in the kitchen and at the outside mop sink.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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

Vacuum breaker, backflow
Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.

Most cited

Handwashing and hygienic practices1
Dishwashing facilities and test kits1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Plumbing and backflow prevention1
Insects, rodents, pests and animals1
Premises and cleaning equipment1