CILANTRO TACOS

Name: CILANTRO TACOS
Address: 12921 SW 1 RD STE 103, NEWBERRY, FL, 32669, US
Rating: 60.3

12921 SW 1 RD STE 103, NEWBERRY, FL 32669

License #1103549

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️

60.3 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

October 1, 2026 · 6 findings · 0 critical

Routine - Food

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CILANTRO TACOS in NEWBERRY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 60.3 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 1, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 63 total violations — 11 critical, 8 major, 44 minor.

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January 22, 2025

The latest inspection on October 1, 2026 shows 6 observation rows: no critical rows, 1 major, and 5 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Crack tiles through out the kitchen.
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall along mop sink
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Apron stored on clean ware rack
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Tea machine has white crust accumulated on tip of liquid discharge spout
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on ice machine drain hoses dripping into drain tray at the soda dispensing machine at server station. Manager cleaned drain hoses.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink bottle on prep table at cookline. Employee removed bottle from the prep table during this inspection.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and earbuds stored on prep table at cookline. Employee removed both items from the prep table during this inspection.
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelet with long dangling strings working with and preparing food at cookline.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Nonfunctional cooler in prep area. The cooler is being used as dry storage.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked floor tiles in kitchen.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. 1. Lid on tortilla chip bin near cookline cracked. 2. Several cracked plastic containers on clean dish rack.
[10-06-5] In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handles of scoop in salt bin stored down inside salt, handle on scoop inside rice seasoning bin stored down inside the rice seasoning.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on door of beer cooler at front counter soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Gaskets on nonfunctional cooler doors in prep area soiled with grease and/or food debris.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stick to the sides of five pans on clean dish rack.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall in warewash area soiled with dust. 2. Fan on wall in warewash area soiled with dust.
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Wiping cloth bucket stored directly on the floor at front counter.
[12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered the kitchen from outside and lifted the fryer basket up out of the oil without first washing hands. Employee immediately washed hands before continuing to work at cookline.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee pulled up shorts with bare hands, then put on gloves at cookline without first washing hands.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside top of refrigerated make-table at cookline: sour cream (48F-50F - Cold Holding). The sour cream are individually portioned cups. Manager stated the sour cream was replenished from another cooler approximately 30 minutes prior and they may have sat on the counter for too long. An employee placed the sour cream into a freezer to rapidly cool to 41F.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of beer cooler at front counter soiled with mold-like substance.

Disposition: Emergency order recommended
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on bottom shelf inside cabinet below handwashing sink in kitchen at cookline.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested clear plastic pans on shelf in back of kitchen, near three-compartment sink.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several chipped and/or broken floor tiles at cookline.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Legs of prep table in center of kitchen soiled with grease. 2. Wire shelving over prep table in back of kitchen soiled with dust and grease. 3. Fan in back of kitchen near three-compartment sink soiled with dust.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor under and around shelving throughout back of kitchen soiled with food debris. 2. Wall in back of kitchen above three-compartment sink soiled with dust. 3. Ceiling vent near three-compartment sink soiled with dust. 4. Ceiling throughout back of kitchen stained.
[35A-05-4] Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1. One live roach on top of inverted bucket in kitchen beside three-compartment sink. 2. Four live roaches on wall inside cabinet below handwashing sink in kitchen at cookline. 3. Five live roaches on floor in kitchen below handwashing sink cabinet near cookline. Manager began cleaning and vacuuming area during this inspection.
[35A-23-4] Roach excrement and/or droppings present. 1. One roach egg sac on wall inside cabinet below handwashing sink in kitchen at cookline. 2. Large quantities of roach excrement on wall in back of cabinet below handwashing sink in kitchen at cookline.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside open-air reach-in cooler at cookline: pico (45F - Cold Holding). Employee at cookline stated the pico was not made today and was placed into the cooler between 10:30am and 11:00am. Inspector had employee place the pico into the freezer to rapidly cool to 41F.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 1. Gallon jug containing lemon scented disinfectant stored on shelf directly beside foil and food service gloves, and directly above single-use straws in back of kitchen. 2. Bottles containing ibuprofen and acetaminophen stored on shelf in back of kitchen above clean dishes. Manager removed all chemicals and medicines from areas during this inspection.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on prep table in back of kitchen soiled with accumulation of white substance.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice dumped into handwash sink at cookline.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested clear plastic pans on shelf in warewash area.
[35B-06-4] Insect control device used to electrocute or stun insects not designed to retain insect within the device. Bug zapper on wall in back of kitchen beside back door.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan at cookline soiled with dust. Fan in prep area soiled with dust. Gaskets on unused reach-in cooler doors in prep area soiled with black substance.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels on 9 plastic pans on clean dish rack in warewash area.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Pink employee drink cup on shelf above containers of salsa and diced tomatoes inside reach-in cooler in prep area.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall with exit sign near cookline soiled with dust. Ceiling tiles in prep area stained. Air vent in prep area soiled with dust.
[01B-28-5] Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. One container of diced tomatoes with date mark of 07/22 inside reach-in cooler in prep area. Stop sale issued. One container of green salsa with date mark of 07/23 inside reach-in cooler in prep area. Employee stated they do make the salsa themselves. Stop sale issued.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee left the restroom, thered the kitchen, and put on gloves to begin handling food. Manager had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to work in kitchen.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bucket stored inside handwash sink at back door of kitchen.
[53A-05-6] 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/ Five employees working in kitchen handling food without a certified food manager present. A certified food manager arrived during this inspection.