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Licensee
Name: BITIA'S TAQUERIA License Number: SEA6804414
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 3436 17 ST
SARASOTA, FL 34235

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 06/18/2015 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour, sugar, rice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing at various places throughout kitchen. **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately: 5 dead roaches behind white bucket in dry goods storage room, 5 dead roaches beneath pallet in storage room/office, 2 dead roaches at kitchen entrance, 5 dead roaches between boards on dining room side of front counter. **Warning**
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above Three Compartment Sink. **Warning**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. To go bags lining tray of rice in steam table. **Warning**
08A-21-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw eggs above raw beef. Raw beef stored on tub of cooked beef. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately: 9 live roaches at mop sink, 5 live roaches beneath bar counter near steam tables, 2 live roaches at kitchen entrance, 2 live roaches on floor of dining room. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-16-4    Basic - Intermediate - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
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